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A GOOD STORY FROM HANKOW.

Shanghal, May 12.

WEDNESDAY,

CHINA SITUATION.

SİR MILES LAMPSON.

British Disapproval.

Peking, May 17.

MAY 18, 1927.

GERMAN CHARGÉD.

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The case in which Holger Har- rendorf, a German merchant, who was brought back to Shanghai from Jupan last year to face charges of defrauding different Tis. It is understood that Mr. Basil 900,000, began before Judge Hsu Newton, who replaced Mr. Eric Mo and Dr. Ramondino, the Senior Telehman as II. 1. Master's re- Censul's Deputy, at the Special R presentative at Hankow, has been Provisional Court Shanghai, last recalled. This is interpreted as a week. gesturo of British disapproval of the Hankow regime.--Reuter.

Tientsin, May 17. Sir Miles Lampson proceeded to The story of an entertaining in-Shanghai on beard H. M. S, Fox cident in Hankow reaches mu. It glove this morning-Reuter. concerns the Hankow Government and anti-foreignism. Some days ago two British Consular officers left H.M.S. Bee to visit the offco of Mr. Eugene Chen. The foreign Minister was not at home and ac they saw his secretary, a Mr. Woo. In the course of the conversation Mr. Woo assured the Consúlar officers that there was now no anti-foreignism in Hankow and f there was it would easily be sup pressed.

There was an array of counsel in the case, these being Mr. J. E. Badeley, for the Hongkong and

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Mr. E. H. Platt, for the. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; Mr. C. S. Franklin, who watched the case on behalf of Mr. J. P. Fonseca, accused's export manager; Dr. F. Wilhelm, appear ing for accused's employees; and Messrs. W. S. Fleming and N. F Allman, for the defence.

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Paris, May 17.

More U. S. Marines.

Manila, May 17.- As the officers were returning The 'Chaumont is proceeding to to H.M.S. Bee they were set upon Shanghai to-day with five hundred

and plancs

tanks by a party of Nationalist soldiers Marines, with fixed bayonets. They de. Rexter. manded the nationality of the

Thirty Million Dollars Wanted. and officers

when they ro-

The much advertised disinfection plied "British" the soldiers be- came threatening and said they of the "Nationalist" party under

The whole afternoon was occu- Chiang Kai-shek's auspices has would kill them.

The two officers thereupon re- not gone deep enough so far to pled by Mr. Badeley with the open- taxpayering statement for the prosecution turned to the Foreign office and convince the Chinese asked Mr. Woo to come with them that the millenium is upon us, Lengthy correspondence was gone

When through and the hearing was ad and see a real instance of anti anys the N. C. D. News. foreignism. He went confidently. Shanghai, with all normal avenues journed. But the same soldiers reappeared of trade closed, is assessed a total Mr. contribution of $30,000,000 to and repeated their threats. Woo ordered emi away in.no Kuomintang war funds and the uncertain tones." The reply of levy. ia heing systematically im- the soldiers, eompanied by proposed frem factory to factory and tuse profanity, was that they shop to shop, it is unlikely that the would kill him as well and he had native community can enthuse aver the blessings of the new era, to beat a retreat!

Further than this there seems to be much scepticism about the

During the Arst four months R genuineness of the "Nationalist" of 1927, French imports total- and 17,570,000,000 francs break with Red Russia. A gentle-ed

17,5-10.800

against man who knows the Bolshevik or ganization thoroughly, went to 19,767,722,000 frans and 15,088,- Nanking a few days ago to call 015 tons for the corresponding at Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters period and as he was entering the build-amounted to 13,254,242,000 francs ing, he was amazed to see a whole and 11,787,473 tons against 17,605,- bevy of the most notorious Red 262,000 francs 10,555,217 tons.- Russian agents in China issue Haras. from the generalissimo's: recep- tion room. The feeling is very general indeed that Chiang Kai- shek's overadvertised war upon Communism is no more than a re- petition of the gesture that he made several years ago when he PREACHERS TO BE PUNISHED

a number of Rússian deported agents from Canton, by way of letting Moscow know that he had. terms to impose, and-then-entered into a closer agreement than ever with the folk upon whom he was supposed to have declared war.

Money for Chiang Kai-shek.

Manila, May 17. Local Chinese have raised sixty shall have to just sit tight until thousard Pesos for Chiang

shek.-Renter.

Exterminating Reds. The Nationalist authorities in Shanghai are taking no risk with the Communists and are still ex terminating them. Yesterday two editors of Chinese newspapers were seized and taken to Lung wha because of the Communistic Later in tone of their papers. the day they were executed, being beheaded.

British Policy.

All foreigners in Shanghat have been left gasping by the speech of Sir Austen Chamberlain and are wondering if it wasn't Mr. Ramsay Macdonald speaking in his stead. Altogether it sounds too much like "Kick us again dear friends, wo-like it" to make for eigners comfortable about future The logical residence in China, continuation of this outpouring is the immediate recall of the Bri- tish troops in China and the extra war vessels which have come out since the trouble broke out in January.

Buggestion

concerned

If that happens We

the next "incident" and then se what is to be done. It would have been better too if Sir Austen had kept to facts and not let his

riot. run

The imagination

that the troops have Nanking at been sufficiently punished by having their

takın The Gen- away is an absurdity. eral responsible, General Cheng Chien, successfully got away from Nauking together with many of the troops who carried out the outrages. He is now with his troops in Hankow.

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Sir Miles' Visit. H.M.S. Foxglove has left here for Taku Bar where she has gone to fetch the British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, who proposes to come to Shanghai to personally talk over the situation with the local British authorities.

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SYNDICALISM.

IN U. S

Washington, May 17.

The Supreme Court-has-upheld the right of states to punish preachers of syndicalism. The Court decided that the syndical- ism laws of California and Kan- sts are valid, and that the con- free of stitutional guarantee advocacy of syndicalist doctrines. Kai-speech does not permit the open -Reuter's American Service,

New York, May 17. Bert Acosta, who with Clarence Chamberlin holds the world's en durance flight record has been sc- lected to pilot Commander Byrd's Fakker monoplane cu the New York-Paris flight, also on Byrd's proposed flight to the North Pole, The crew of the Fokker on the Parts flight will be Acosta (pilot), Byrd navigator) George Neville (engineer).

The French Consul General has ten dollar declined the usual

passports. fee for the crew's -Router's American Service.

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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.

ABED WITH A SLIGHT COLD.

Washington, May 17. President Coolidge is in bed with slight cold at the White House. His hysician states that his pulse and temperature Naval Wireless.

are normal.-

A REMBRANDT."

DETROIT MUSEUM PAYS HIGH PRICE.

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New York, May 17. Rembrandt's "Visitation Saint Elizabeth" has been bought TUNNEY'S OPPONENT. by the Detroit Museum of Arts. for GS150,000.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.

FIVE HUNDRED ARRESTED IN DEMPSEY TO MEET SHARKEY-

NEGROS.

Manila, May 17."

Five hundred have been arrest-

MALONEY WINNER.

New York, May 17: The fight prometer, Tex Rickard,

ed in the Negros rebellion. Gov- has announced that Dempsey has re- ernor General Wood stopped at fused the proposal to fight Paolino the on or about July 1 but has agreed Iloilo. Flor Intrencherado, self-styled "Emperor" of Iloilo. to meet the winner of next Thursday's refused to see Governor General heavy weight battle between Sharkey Wood, and the latter ordered his And Maloney early in August, to de-

termine Tunney's opponent in the immediate arrest and transfer to

world's title boat in September. Manila.-Reuter.

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Washington, May 17. Cuba, through its Ambassador, has contributed G$50,000 to the relief of the Mississippi sufferers.

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