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PROTEST FROM, MID-LEVELS ASSOCIATION.

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1927.

CHINA CRISIS.

BORODIN IN HIDING.

Hankow, April 17.

CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR.

APPOINTMENT TO HONG- KONG DOCKYARD.

Mr. Waller G. Joseph, the Hon. Though the situation here is The Admiralty announce that Secretary and Treasurer of the very calm on the surface, peusim- | Mr. J. C. Joughin, senior construe- Mid-Levels Residents Association, istic rumours are prevalent to the tor at Devonport Dockyard, has has forwarded to us for publica-effect that owing to the growing been appointed chief constructor tion the following correspondence influence of the Radicals, the pro- at longkong Yard, vice Mr. J. S. between the Association and the minent Moderate officials of the Gillingham. It is understood that Peak Tramwaya Company, Ltd. Nationalist Government are ar-Mr. Gillingham is going to the en the subject of the Increased ranging to flee." cost of season tickets for May. Road residents:

Messrs. John D. Humphreys and Son, General Managers, Peuk Tramways Co. Ltd.

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The French residents are con- centrated along the Bund, while about 150 British residents also living either on the Bund or on board British vessels in the Dear Sira,This Association stream. All the Japanese regi. has noticed your advertisement dents are in their concession, announcing the proposed increase where, however, business is us in the cost of Season Tickets be- {pended oxcept at one hotel. tween May Road and the Lower Terminus.

This Is an increase of no leas

Some of the Japanese wish to open business with Chinese mer The old rate was $21. per chants, but others favour con- quarter (or $7. per month), which tinuance, for the time being of was raised to $9, but holders were the breach of relations with the entitled to travel the whole dis- Chinese, and no compromise has tance either way. It is now pro-as yet been reached. Food, sup- posed to raise the rate to $10. grplies are ample and traffic oben to in other words, Mid-Level resid- all foreign residents. Under taqse enta are to pay $1 more for the conditions some factories are run privilege of travelling only halfning in the Japanese Concession the distance they have hitherto with more

than one thousand been permitted to travel,

Chinese workers employed. than 42.75% over the rate rulingbeen assisting the marine since The Volunteer Corps, which has erly 3 years ago, and is consider the trouble began, was disbanded ed by this Association as entirely last night lest some of the mem-. out of proportion to the increase hers, in the excitement, might ag- of facilities enjoyed by travellers to and from May Road station, gravate the situation.

Mr. Borodin. Russian adviser of especially when it is remembered that Peak season-ticket holders the Nationalist Government, and are not being asked to pay any Mr. Teng Yon-ta, head of its Po- more than they were at that time.litical Bureau, have moved from I am directed by my Committee the native city to the International to put these facts before you with Hospital in the French Concession a view to the old rates being re-really for safety.

ostensibly for health reasons, but tained. I am, etc..

(34) WALTER G. JOSEPH,

The hospital, which may be said Hon. Sec. and Treas.to be internationally protected, is the safest place here at the mo- Hongkong, March 30,

W. G. Joseph Esq., Hon. Secre- tary. The Mid-Levels Residents Association.

ment.

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Admiralty. Mr. Joughin succeed. ed Mr. Gillingham at Devonport on May 15, and his departure is much regretted. Ho commenced his service career as an engineer cadet at the R.N.E. College, Keyham, in 1896, and entered the Royal Corps in 1904. of Naval Construction He served for four years as an' as- aistant constructor at Hongkong, Leaving Hongkong in July, 1910, he became constructive officer re- presenting the Admiralty at the shipyards of Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie, Hebburn; and Messra, Palmera, Jarrow. He was subae- quently in charge of the building of H.M.S. Queen Mary and then H.M.S. Resolution In August, 1914, he was instructed to prepare for sen the Turkish battleship Sultan Osman. Mr. Joughin's appointments included that of con- structor on the staff of the Direc- tor of Warship Production; and in 1918 he was advanced to senior constructor, and became Warship Production Superintendent, NE. District,

"I wrote to the Times About the Chinese situation and said that if only people would leave the Chin- ese and the British alone, they were specially fitted to be friends, Roth were keen on trade. hoth were honest traders, and both were very industrious. There was no reason why there should not be the bost of friends. They were simply stirred by Russian Bolshe viks. I went up and found this out for myself, I found in Can- ton that before the British or Dear Sir, In reply

According to a Chinese who has French had fired a single shot, the letter of the 30th ultimo on the just come to Shanghai from Han-Chinese, stirred up by Russians, subject of the cost of monthly kow says the N. C. D. News ex had fired four shots, and one tickets between May Road and the cept for Mr. Sun Po, who seems to Frenchman had been killed before Lower terminus, we have to in-have run amuck, most of the the French had fired a shot. That form you that the matter was laid Communists are so frightened that information was obtained from before the Board yesterday and they have even stopped making eye-witnesses of the incident. they regret they are unable to speeches. Mr. Eugene Chen is reverse their previous decision and that the revised prices as advertised in the notice dated 28th March must stand.

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said to be in a less belligerent mood apparently having been chastened by the events of the past few weeks. The only active

"I honestly don't know what is going to come out of the present position in China. There is no reason why the Chinese and En- glish should not get on perfectly well with each other. England,

does not want to interfere with. the Government of China in any Way, and has now made moxt generous terms in regard to amen- ding the Treaties which should be accepted.

It is further considered the in-governor is Comrade Borodin, who creased facilities at May Road, is absolutely dictating all policies taken in conjunction with the fact and activities. that it is at that point of the line Comrade Borodin, however, ac- where the load is heavicat and thecording to this informant, is none cost of running greatest, that the too certain as to his position. He extra charge made for contract is constantly on the move so that tickets is warranted.Yours, etc., only the inner circle is aware as to which place is his residence at any given moment. The story that he is a patient at the French Hos- pital in Hankow is for public confeng by the Yichun, foreigners sumption. Its purpose is to pre vent persons from attempting to see him. Not only does he change his address daily but sometimes oftener than that.

(S) Peak Tramways Co, Ltd.,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS AND SON. Hongkong, April 12.

SERVICEMEN ENTER-

TAINED.

Soldiers Drowned in Bundles,

Describing the capture of Kai- state that the Fengtien division there was taken largely by sur- prise, mainly owing to lack of pro- per information as to the approach of hostile forces. The Yellow

The report that General Tang | River Bridge had been captured LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT. Seng-chi has resigned as Comman

der-in-chief of his army is untrue. Ever since the arrival in the He has handed, over one of his Colony of the additional forces commands to an underling to make now stationed in Kowloon, the St. certain of his loyalty. He is keep Andrew's Yourg 3idn's Club hasing the rest of his jobs for him- made special arrangements for self. their entertainment, and, besides placing the spacious Ball at the disposal of the troops, weekly im- prompiu concerts have been Kiven for the special beneat of the

soldiers.

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The large attendances at the daily gatherings at the Hall are sufficient proof of the men's ap- preciation of the kindness of the committee and members of the Club...

Last night, the International Order of Good Templars and In- dependent Order of Rechabites gave a concert in the Hall and the elfort to entertain the troops was a most successful one, there being a "full house" present..

No admission was charged, but a collection was taken during the proceedings to defray the expenses of organising the concert.

Bishop of London's Views.

and if they could have held out for two or three days they would have been relieved by other Fangtien forces. As it was they put up a resistance for a few hours and then fled during the night and scattered over the countryside. The villagers and the Red Spear Society, which is notoriously hostile to all troops, soldiers and butchered them in attacked the scattered and fleeing hundreds.

Some important comments the Chinese situation were made on by the Bishop of London in the course of the interview given on

Many of them had April 15 to the Times of Ceylon. offer no resistance. Numbers who thrown away their arms and could He said: "I went to Shanghai and reached the Yellow River were stayed two or three days. Of unable to cross and were "killed course there was no trouble there there. Villagers in some cases then. There was only un army lied the soldiers together in bund- fifty miles off. Then I went toles and threw them into the river. Hongkong in an armed steamer.to drown, The Chinese in themselves are most friendly to the British. I received a wonderful, welcome from them, and they gave me a fine dinner at which I had to eat with chop sticks and, did not get much of the food into my mouth. They also gave me wonderful presents, and I was seen off by a launch full of cheering Chinese,

Kaifeng found practically no trace Tho, Northerners on retaking of this division or its equipment and exacted a terrible vengeance on the countryfolk. Foreigners state that whole villages were wiped out and a stretch of ter- ritory near the south bank of the Yellow River north of Kaifeng was turned into a wilderness.

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