1927-05-19 — Page 2

40 Years of Progress

Synopsis of 1926 Report

New Insurance written

Insurance in Force

+

$$ 70,630,396. 361,166,647. 67,643,709,

Assets

Dividends to be paid

Policyholders in 1927

1,638,081.

SALIENT FEATURES

Record Volume of New Business.

Banner Gain in Insurance in" Force,;

Largest Payments to Policyholders and Beneficiaries. Increased Dividends to Policyholders.

Favorable Mortality.

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CHINA'S WAR.

NORTHERN NOTE ISSUE..

Shanghai, May 18. Marshal Chang Tao-lin will stari his tour to the southern front on Friday. He will first proceed to Hauchow and Pongpu and then go to Shikachuang to meet the Shansi Tachun, General Yen Shi-shan, atil believed to be questionable.

whose attitude toward Peking is

THURSDAY, MAY

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

PRISONER ESTABLISHES

GOOD DEFENCE, '

The discovery on the hillside,

the result that a man named Li

19, 1927.

OUR "SILENT" ARMY.

RUBBER HEELS FOR GUARDSMEN..

The War Office, I understand, are

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near the village of Talpo Tinot averse from officially annetion- the "other ranks" of the Brigade Kok, near Talgo, of the dead bodying the wearing of rubber heels by of a Chinese identified as Li Loy of Guards, says the Military Cor- caused enquiries to be made, with You was charged with man Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, at the slaughter before the act, the Criminal Sessions yesterday morn

"not pleaded ing. Prisoner guilty."

Mr. Somerest Fitzroy proscented for the Crown.

It would appear that the prisoner These notes will be redeemed by

together with Li Loy attended a making an annual Increase forty million dollars in the Feng-Chinese festival and when he re-

staff to Marshal Chang, declares General Yang Yu-ting, chief of that the Fengtion army will issue four hundred million dollars of Feng Plaos (military notes of the Fengtien' army), for expenses of the war against the south.

of

A year ago I stated in the Morn- ing Post that Guardsmen of the Brigade of Guards quartered in the London District Command had been given freedom to attach rab- ber pads to the heels of their boots. This concession established a pre- cedent of military interest and im-

tien salt revenues. The railways turned to his house later, he dis-portance, and other Commande have will also accept these military covered that Li Loy had taken since considered the utility of the notes. As to the reported truce advantage of his wife, Seizing a rubber heel.

It is not an easy matter to secure with the Nanking Nationalists, hammer, prisoner struck Li Loy General Yang states that this can on the forehead, and afterwards the approval of the Guards for an not be unless Chiang Kai-shek hit him on the arm with a piece innovation of this character, completely cleans up the Reds in of wood. Li Loy fell down, and it could be shown that the rubber heel would, in ever so slight de- his territory and abandons his pro- on rising, ran out of the house. Soviet policy.Wah Kiu Yet Po. Inspector W. G. Gerrard told gree, tone down the smartness of the court how two days later the the drill, the rubber pad would cor- prisoner took him to a spot on tainly be doomed. the hillside where he dug to depth of about two feel, and came arily responisble for the amartness across the decomposed body of Li and precision which attend every The movement of the Guards have a Log, wrapped up in sacks, prisoner admitted to him that he decided prejudice against the use struck Li Loy, but said that on of rubber.

In fact they say that the turn- hearing that a body had been

four ing movements are impeded if the found, he, together with others, took it away and buried it. heel is "cushioned," and that in the The prisoner admitted striking "right-about-turn" it occasions de- Li Loy, but says he did not cause lay. These objections, however, his death, as he (Li Loy) fell are not taken too seriously. down a ditch 20 foot deep.

Cruisers Shell Woosung.

Shanghai, May 13, Shanghai was startled this morn- ing by the sound of heavy gunfire at Woosung, where the norther warship Halchi with two cruisers fired two hundred shalls at the forts, doing considerable damage. The Nationalists replied, regis tering hits. The amount of the damage in unknown.-0. 0. C.

Hit and Run.

Shanghai, May 18. In the course of two hours' firing the cruisers scored three direct hits, doing considerable damage, The forts constantly replied but failed to hit the craisers which subsequently steamed away north- wards-Reuter.

: Arrivals in Shanghai,

Shanghai, May 18. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has arrived from Nanking.

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The prisoner called a witness has been proved in its relation to who deposed that he saw Li Loy marching The hard, smonth, alive and well walking along the sometimes treacherous tarsprayed tells heavily on troops marching in

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road at six o'clock on the morning road, with its cambereus surface. A

of March 21st, the day following

the night of the alleged assault. column of route. The untreated

Witness adhered to his story in cross-examination, and his Lord- ship remarked that if his story

macadamised road is not free from dust, but it offers a better foot- hold..

tion.

was true then it proved conclusive- Lord. Ruthven has given careful Sir Miles Lampson is due inly that the prisoner did not strike consideration to the whole ques-

on board H. the fatal blow. Shanghai to-morrow

His desire has been to re- M. S. Foxglove. Reuter.

Prisoner's wife also gave evi-lieve the soldier on the march of Representative Leaves.. dence with regard to Li Loy's the added strain which modern road construction and treatment in- Hankow, May 18.. conduct towards her. Mr. Basil Newton, who replaced

volved. Mr. Eric Teichman as H. M. Min- ister's representative at Hankow, left here to-day--Reuter,

Destroyer Fired On..

Shanghai, May 18. The Japanese destroyer. Momo, with the Japanese Foreign Office Mission on board to investigate conditions on the Yangtze was fred on by Northerners while an- hored at Chinkiang last night. The destroyer was on her way to Hukow. She replied with her main armament, taking up her an- chor to avoid the fire, which con- tinned for two hours. A warrant officer who was on the bridge was wounded-Renter.

Chiang in Shanghai.

Shanghai, May 18. Chiang Kai-shek arrived this morning. It is believed he has come for a conference with Ste Miles Lampson.—0.0. C.'.

Appointments.

Shanghai, May 18.

The jury retired for about five minutes, and on returning brought in a verdict of "Not Guilty" The prisoner was accordingly discharg- ed.

form-an expert committee to bring about improvement of communica- tions-Wah Kiu Ya! Po.

Southern Pratest:..."

Shanghai, May 18. The representatives of public organisations in Shanghai met yes- to lodge a terday and decided strong protest with Japan against construction and repair the of Fengtien warships in Japanese docks and the supply of Japanese arms to the Fergtien armies,- Weh Kiu Yat Po.

Crisis Approaching.

Hankow, May 17. The local situation has grown more tense as a result of the news that incoming troops are marching on the city from various directions. The Central Political Council in All Chinese who have enough Nanking decided yesterday to apmoney to clear out are going down point Huane Fns Wayer of the the river in every available boat. Shanghai City: Mr. Huang, fort is reported that Yang Sen, mov- merly Premier and Foreign Minising down the Yangtsze, has now ter of the Peking Government, is joined up with Wu Pet-fu elements a personal friend of Marshal on the Han River and that the Chiang Kai-shek and his visit to. combined force is within sixty the Marshal's Headquarters in miles of the city. Nanchang recently "was the sub-

Serious trouble is also threaten-

ject of an accusation against ing in southern Hupeli, where a Chiang by the Hankow Party. Mr. body of Hankow troops has gone! Huang visited the Nationalist ever to Chiang Kai-shek and is Generalissimo in Nanking again now marching up the Canton- recently and is expected to come Hankow railway towards. Hankow. It is reported that they are now with him to Shanghai,

Wang Pel-chun, who has been only twenty-five miles from the appointed to replace Sun Focity and that they have torn up ns Minister of Comunications, took part of the railway line..

hia oath of office yesterday after- To-day, a train from Wuchang noon in Nanking. Wu Han-min which was on its way to Changsha officials represented the Nationalist Go-was turned back. The vernment in presenting the seals here seem to realise that a crieis of office to the new Minister, who is pending despite the fact that outlined the Nationalist policies of Eugene Chen has stated that reports are communications in his. inaugural the aforementioned speech as following: the resump-false, adding that "unauthorised movements near the tion of normal traffic conditions; troop

arc un- the unification of the administra-Hunan-Ilupeh border tion of communications, and to der investigation."-Reuter.

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