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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. 1927.

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN MANCHURIA.

HARBIN FULL OF WAR RUMOURS.

"RED" WORKS ON C.E.R.

Mukden, April 19.

A Beizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway, by order of the Marshal, with the consequent throwing-out of all the Red mem- bern of the staff, is predicted here as being the next step which the Chincac will take in the hope of dragging the Soviet into the open. Harbin is the greatest place in Asia for war rumours. This is only natural, since, this city was the creation of the Russo-Japanese war and, moreover, throve upon the World War and the Siberian intervention. According to latest arrivals from Harbin, the chief topic of conversation now la the coming great war. In hotel buffets, on the street corners, in the motor buses and in cabarets they practically talk of nothing elsc.

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WHERE WISE RULE PREVAILS.

SITUATION IN TAICHOW ABLY HANDLED.

BATTLE WITH THE REDS..

The news of Inte from Talchow, (on the coast between Foochow and Shanghai) has been mostly of a hopeful character, writes a cor- respondent of the N. C. Daily News. During February and part of March, affairs were in a very unsettled state, and, judging frem reports that reached us, one could not but feel grave doubts as to what would be the upshot. Some of the more rowdy elements threat- ened to take into their own hands, things that did not lawfully belong to them. They made domands about foreign property, but for- tunately were met by cool level-headed men who seemed to know how best to deal with them. As has happened more than once since 1925 the good sense of the people generally has prevailed

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over the wild schemes of the hot- heads. Fortunately, too, a fair- minded magistrate has been in office, and one who still makes. his moderation known to all men.

The Reds in Harbin, of course, are highly nervous and everyone who had any dangerous literature lying around has been removing all traces of it. The various or- ganizations likewise have got rid

Christian services on Sundays, of everything of an incriminating are not interfered with, the worst nature, and some sarcastic

that has happened being shouting sens have been heard to pass the outside the church during ser remark that, in the Soviet Consu vice-Down with the foreign late, the heating system has been church!" "Destruction to the working overtime these past few Christian teaching!" The Chris- days. The Bed workers on the tian schools are open and the num. C.E.R. have been proposing to the average. All work is being bers of scholars are well up to go on strike and those in charge-carried on by Chinese Christians. of fuel depots have reduced stocky They have passed and are passing to the lowest possible minimum, with the idea of paralyzing the railway should the Chinese au thorities proceed with their re- ported intention of seizing the C. B. R. and chasing out the Reds ut present on its pay-roll.

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Mukden's Close Guard.

through vory trying experiences, and doubtless will be all the stronger for having done so.

Rumours of Fighting.

May 2.

Since writing the above, rum-

4 ours have come through that fight- In Mukden the Chinese authoring has taken place in Taichow Lies are taking no chances. All city between Communist soldiers avenues from and into the and those loyal to Gen. Chiang native city are closely guarded Kai-shek: So far, it has been im- and carriages and automobiles, as possible to ascertain definitely well as rieshas, and very often what has taken place, pedestrians, are searched. Some arrests have been made and, pre- sumably, the authorities are out to arrest Kuomintang agents and Communists. A noticeable feature is that foreigners, including Rus- slans, are not yet included in these searches.

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Dazih district, and people have Peace once more reigns in the settled down to their agricultural and business pursuits. Most of the people there are devoutly hop- ing that at least this year will paas before the sound of guns again is heard amongst them.

FLIGHT OF RESTAURANT KEEPER

A detective stated: "Wo do not search foreigners because we are not in a position to judge off-hand whether they are people NO LICENSE MONEY,

extraterritorial countries not, and, inasmuch as we may not search foreigners, we like- wise may not search Japanese. This seems to me a pity, because; a measure of this nature, to be efficient, must be extended to all. However, we are carrying on 18 best we can. Even in such a case as this in exercising vigilance over those coming in and going out of the native city, we have to make extraterritoriality into considera- tion. I think you will

A Chinese partner of the World Restaurant of No. 221, Des Voeux- Road, Central, appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsel: this morning on a charge of selling liquor without" license.

D'Almada and

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Sub-Inspector F. Shaftain, of with us that extraterritoriality prosecuted while the defendant agree the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, often is irritating. It is true you was represented by Mr. D. McCal- have acquired it by treaty, but the lum of Messrs. time has come to have this point Mason. altered at least to the extent of permitting us to carry out our staurant possessed

It appears that the World Ro- rights eficiently. In principle, selling liquor but failed to renew licence for agree that, so long as our the license at the beginning of this standards are different to thoge

year. of foreigners, it would be unfair

Mfr. McCallum to treat foreigners on the basis of Magistrate copies of correspon- the our standards, but there should denes which had taken place be he some adus vivendi until the tween standards are equalized."-N. C. Mason and the S.C.A. He added Messrs. D'Almada and Daily News.

that several partners of the World Restaurant were at present away at Canton and that the defendant could not raise the money neces sary for the license. However, his client could pay the cost of re newal of the license by instal- ments but the Government was not propared to accept that. He there. fore pleaded guilty to a technical offence,

FIGHTING ALL ALONG YANGTZE.

(Continued from Page 1.) last December in the Memorandum published at that date, and was further developed in the Memoran- dum of January.

His Majesty's Government would gladly co-operate with the United States and other Governments in carrying out this policy-British Wirdess.

STOP PRESS.

GENERAL FENG'S

OFFENSIVE.

Shanghai, May 11.

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Sub-Inspector Shaftain said that the summons was taken out on the instructions of the Treasury. The defendant had bean definitely warned on the 22nd April not to sell liquor on his premiacs but a few days later a man was sent there by the S.C.A. and he manag- ed to make a purchase.

Mr. McCallum stated that the landlord, on hearing that the pre- sent summons had been 'taken out, hud seized the premises as it ap peared that the rent was also in arrears.

Defondant was fined $100.

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SPURIOUS STAMPS.

RECENT CROPS OF FORGERIES.

A UFA PRODUCTION

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illustrated by two Frenchwomen stamp forgers are more frequently This is probably the reason why who were arrested last July for run to earth selling bogus specimens of such Only last August a well-known on the Continent. rare stamps as the early coples of stamp dealer was arrested for im Mauritius and

the triangular printing Cape of Good Hope. One was pos- Thurn and Taxis and Holigoland

falsc bost-marks ing as a countess, and both were unused stamps with a view to in- Fashions in postage stamps are living in the lap of luxury. usually responsible for a crop of

It is not often that the forger

creasing their value. forgeries, and the collections of concentrates his attention on rare gers, who work in gangs on a large Italy is the home of stamp for- Nearly 100 extra pairs of over-many a stamp lover contain specifasues, however; he usually pre-scale, and have representatives in of the war movements in the shoes for the coming tourist sca- [mons of the forger's art. Two is- fers to fake stamps of medium other European countries. About Bon are now on order for the Chap-sues which are now being counter values, because the collector sol a year ago, an Italian arrested in ter House, Westminster Abbey, felted are the Malta surcharged dom troubles to have his speci- Paris had nearly 250,000 forged Yu-hsiang is moving in force from one of London's fascinating hle "postage" and the Port Fuad mens examined by an expert. Shensi.

torical places. During the senson Commemorative Stampa of Egypt.

stamps in his possession. Unfor- Nationallot reports declare that more than 600 persona visit it ench The 4d. and Zs. values of the

tunately, the gang to which he be Feng's troops are NOW driving day, but, according to the attend-Maltese stamps are rather scarce,

longed had already disposed of rapidly into Honan against the ants, this number includes very and a number of forged reproduc- experts are available in Britain,

It is noteworthy that, although more than a million. Fengtien flank, and that Feng is few Londoners. The wearing of tions are on the market. A set of they are seldom consulted. Even fected their printing-plant that The Italian forgers have so per- personally directing the operations the overshoes supplied is a con- the Port Fuad group fotchen as when they are, and stamps are oven experts have failed to dis- from Tungkwan on the Yellowdition of entry to the Chapter much as £20, and the would-be found to bo fraudulent, no steps tinguish the spurious from the River, 70 miles from Sianfu; also House. When first opened, 40 buyer cannot be too cautious, for are takon to inform the police genuine stamps. Still, it general- Shenchow, 80 miles from Honanfu, There are now 120 pairs, and be-up for anle and are difficult to dis- interest in philately is perhaps parting with a fair sum of money, that his troops have pccupied pairs of overshoes were sufficient. here, too, some illicit issues are On the Continent, however, where ly pays the keen collector, before which is Feng's immediate objec-fore long there will be more than tinguish from the genuine article. more widely disseminated, experts to have his prospective purchase That quite a mint of money is abound and work hand in glove examined by a reputable agency, made by postage-stamp forgers is with the police.

and its genuinercas establishe

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