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NORTHERN ITEMS.

THE RECENT NAVAL GESTURE.

HANKOW'S OBSCURE FUTURE.

Shanghal, May 19, " Yesterday there was quite lively encounter. between the Northern cruiser Haich: and the Woosung forts. Accompanied by

two

other gunboats the Haichi steamed into the Yangtse from Tsingtas and let fly at the forts. In the course of more than an thrac hour's firing she scored direct hits which did a good deal of damage, and got away scathed.

During the course of the serap she sent out wireless messages in

THE SUIT AGAINST THE O. S. K.

„COUNSELS' ARĠUMENTŠ

CONCLUDE.

JUDGMENT RESERVED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

of

SALT GABELLE.

HOW IT IS BEING PLUNDERED.

NO REVENUE ACCRUING.

A more grievous financial state fairs than that now existing in the Chinese Government Salt Administration is difficult, if not impossible, to conceive, ja

Lam Kau-

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In that

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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1927,

THE CONSEQUENCES CONDITIONS QUIET IN

OF COMMUNISM.

SOME INTERESTING DETAILS FROM HUNAN,

SUFFERINGS OF POOR.

KWEICHOW.

BANK OF CHINA NOTES DOOMED.

BUSINESS BY CREDIT.

department, says a correspondent of the N. C. Daily News. left

The Governor has been ill, with typhus it is said, but is now con-

him-ho is very on. The government then will to depend on

onergotie and anxious for reform retail it.

(2) The problem of the Church.that it might be a real disaster A considerable number of the If a foreigner has not let thef we lost him. place where his church is located late Gen. Yuan Tsu-ming troops and does not permit others to live have now returned here and are in it, no Chinese shall be permit being reorganized under our Gov- Ten years later, in 1028, the netted to occupy it. If the foreignerernor Gen. Chow. The story pub-j has left that Church and if the lished in Shanghai Chinese papers people wish to borrow the use of that Gen: Yuan was killed by his It, they must report to the Govern- own men is most probably untrue, for although he was not so prompt in paying his men as Gen. Chow is, he allowed them greater latitude in getting payment from the peo- ple whore they were stationed.

ment.

The People Friendly.

Your correspondent has just re- turned from a month's trip south,

The following is a translation

Kueiyang, Kwel, Apr. 21. The various government offices The acting Chief Justice, Mr.

of the Diplomatic policy of the

are balny renamed in order to con- J. R. Wood, characterised one of

Provincial Party of Hunan ns un- the pleadings for the defence as

nounced in the "Hunan Min Poa" form to the nomenclature of the May. 1:

Nationalist Government. For ex- rubbish," in the Supreme Court this morning, when the case

"Since the Imperialists have ample: the Police Bureau is now To realize the vast sums of which two Chinese, maw and Chan Tong, aro suing money now being illegally appro-sent large fleets to China, the called the Public Place Bureau, priated by militarists and politi-diplomatic situation has changed.the Law Courts are called by a the Oanka Shosen Kalaha in re- cians, it is necessary to go back For the sake of the success of now name which significs much spect of a lease of premises, was

some years and trace the Adminis- the Revolution, at its 54th general the same as the former name, and So far as I can see, the oontinued.

of the Provincial Party decided same responsibilities and the same. The plaintiffs allege that thetration's progress since the date meeting, the Executive Committed so on.

of the Reorganization Loan,

duties fall to the hends of each as follows: un-leuse was for a term of six years, Agreement.

(1)-Regarding the petroleum with option of an additional four,

The Reorganization Loan Agree-

petroleum and that the defendents exercised

munt was signed and came into supply. The

should not be confiscated at pre- the optier. The defence say an effect in May 1913, and the subse-It should be sold by foreign English calling upon the Nation-the other hand that the lesse wasquont administration was under businesses to the government later Biderably better. So much seems alist fleet to give battle, but they signed by a Mr. Yamuski, the advisorship of Sir Richard

manager of the O.S.K., for himself, Dans. were not keen to go out.

The news reached here some and not for the firm, and there-$11,000,000 was paid into the Salt rovenue accounts In the Group days ago that she had left Tsing-fore Mr. Yamasaki is the lessee, tao, and was expected in this uren, Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, with banks who had advanced the and so the local forces could have Mr. T. C. Jenkin, instructed by Chinese Government £25,000,000 been ready to receive her. How Mr. F. E. Nash, is for the plain on the security of the Salt revenue ever they preferred not to: in fact Lifts, and the defence is being con- and Maritime customs. while the firing was going on some ducted by. Mr. H. G. Sheldon,

into instructed by Mr. G. S. Hugh revenue paid into the Group bunks of them withdrew further

during that year amounted to near- the Whangpoo and only proceeded Jones.

In addressing the court this ly $80,000,000, a decrease of over down stream, ostensibly to give chase, after the northern ships morning, Mr. Sheldon said he wish $6,000,000, as compared with the

(3) Regarding unemployment had been gone about three hours.ed to put in a document, belag a previous year's net revenue!

This It is thought highly probable bill sent by Messrs. Wilkinson and decreased revenue was due to the of foreigners' workmen. It is Ho ex usurpation of the Canton Salt Ad- not known whether all can go that the local Navy, which so re- Grist to Mr. Yamasaki.

a declaration ministration by the late. Sun Yat-back to their work; they are ad cently hoisted the Nationalist dag, plakhed it was

vised to return to their work us will soon declare itself neutral.trust by Mr. Yamasaki in which sen.

it becomes possible. The loss of In other words all It wants is a he nauigned the benefit of

Between 1914 and 1921, the Salt the workmen during the strike quiet life-to be allowed to sit on lease to the Company. Hu declar- Administration, under foreign ad- will be borne by the foreigners. the Whangpoo mudbanks without ed it would show that the lease visorship, met all obligations secur- interference from anyone. Naval had been vested in Mr. Yamasaki.ed on the Salt revenue and released (4)-Regarding the Customs hsiens and passing through other re- Esien districts as well. He found engagements are a bore, and and under the declaration of trust surplus funds to the Chinese Gov- House. This matter must be

nearly ferred to the Central Govern- everything quiet and the people should not be indulged in, seems the O.S.K, became beneficiaries;

amounting to

friendly as usual. Opium is very to be the mind of the Nationalist

including $360,000,000,

some ment." on Mr. Pottur objected the $35,000,000 appropriated by Pro- Recert lettera confirm previous widely cultivated but there was navy.

ground that they had not Been vincial authorities and militarists. accounts of happenings in Hunan. also a considerable amount of Rumours of Local Coup. the document, which was not the it is noteworthy that administrative At Hsianghsiang deeds of proper-wheat, vegetable oil plant, beans, Reports are current that the original, and any statement be expenses amounted to less than ten ty have been destroyed, prepara- etc. to be seen.

Bank of China dollar notes seem the solicitors and Mr. per cent. of the revenue during this tory to a re-division of the pro- advent of the Northern ships had tween

perty. In Changsha the long doomed. They now realize less for object the screening of trans-Yamasaki could not be put for-period.

4 From then on, sérious decreases gown, considered to be the sign than 20 silver per $1 note. Silver porta fall of troops to be landed ward. near Woosung, and intended to His Lordship upheld Mr. Potter's in revenue occurred due to fit of a gentlemen, is taboo and must is almost unobtainable and what

objection.

wars and legal appropriation of not be worn on the street. It was business there is, is largely carri- carry out local coup d'etat.

"Referring to the lease, Mr. funds by military authorities and at one time: decided that it wased on by credit. Probably owing

Notwithstanding

principle of in large mehsure to troubles in This is highly improbable, and

this contrary to the the report seems to have gained Sheldon said the signature was tuchuns.

ficsha chandize is coming here; conse- currency because of Tsung Ming by Mr. Yamasaki, with the rubber arbitrary interference, the Group equality for one men to carry or other provinces, only little island, which lies at the mouth of stamp of the O.S.K., and there banks were able to maintain a re-pull another. Therefore

men and sedan chair bearers quently very little money is going found themselves out of work. out.. the Whangpoo, there was a large was nothing in the body of the serve of $7,000,000.

The workers protested, however, In view of these difficulties, and flect of junks with troops. There deed to show that Mr. Yamasaki

a reconsideration. of the unrest elsewhere, it is a was a fleet of junka, but precious signed it under a power of at-

and forced few soldiers. The effort of the torney for the Company. He con-

But Haichi seemk to

have been ended that Mr. Yamasaki was the

They would be permitted to work matter for thankfulness that Kuei- its before. However those who chow continues peaceful lessee and not the Company.

forced to after all, this is as has almost al- designed to drawing out the

rode in ricshas were Dealing with paragraph 7 in Nationalist fleet from the Yangtse.

afraid In Boxer Year, Revolution year, to enable the Northerners to make the pleadings for the defence,

contribute to the support of some ways obtained in this province. a crossing higher up the river, a which he characterised as rubbish,

organization and became without very much work. Prices trouble and anti-foreign agitation move they have been expected to his Lordship said he could have

to ride. The ricsha men are now and in other years when serious are low, but as there is no work raged, say on Yangtze river and in make for some days. If this was understood it if Mr. Yamasaki had

and no money the condition of the different provinces, foreign mis- the use, it was by no means been trustee, and his rights ran out in the absence of the option,

people is very bad.

sionaries were able to carry successful.

much as usual in Kueichew. It is and when they had ceased then the defendants for the first time

the same to-day and we see became tenants an

terms,

nothing to lead us to think there. will be a change for the worse. which meant to say occupation on payment of rent.

་་

The Hankow Council...

Shanghai, May 20.

"

Objection Upheld.

Rew

I have heard from Hankow that since the formation of the mixed

But to say that they had Council to administer the ex-monthly tenancy from the begin-

ernment

State of Bankruptcy, To-day, on account of the unprin- cipled militarists, the Salt Ad- minstration is in a state of bank There is not even money ruptey. to pay salaries, and hundreds of officials have been dismissed. The Salt Administration can almost be said to be non-existent.

The revenue in all districts, with perhaps one or two exceptions, is being daily appropriated by various military factions, and the Adminis tration's control of the collections has been usurped by militarists and politicians in direct violation of the aReorganization Loan Agreement. great revenue-producing Thus, 4 fereed into bankruptcy and years of careful organization have become

abortive.

British concession there, one of the ning was impossible, because it government department has been Chinese members has been taken was imposible that the plaintiffs off by the Hankow. Government. should have had two tenants on In his place, Mr. H., O. Tong has the premises; at the same time, been appointed. He is of course being two inconsistent liabilities. well-known in Chinese circles in He added he did not think Mr. Hongkong, and was until recently Sheldon could give him a refer

man.

Hankow is evidently in for some changes in the very near future, The case concluded when the and it is possible that it may have Court rose for the tilin adjourn- befallen before this reaches you, ment, judgment being reserved. The plight of the Communist re- gime there is not enviable by any

Owing to the intolerable situation existing in the great salt revenue

Function Usurped.

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AN INTERESTING RECORD. Among the local pictures to be the Telegraph to- producing districts of Liangeheh. Fraser at a farewell inspection of publish in Kiangai. Anhui, and Hankow, there

are a number taken on Chief of Police in the ex-British once in law which supported that is no revenue aceruing to the Ad- the Ipol Volunteers, yesterday morrow concession. The British members view. of the Council are pretty fed up

Mr. Sheldon said he did not ministration and with the exception complimented them on their turn-Sunday last on the occasion of the the Bishop of Kongmoon with the business, and I hear they think it was rubbish, and odd of the district inspectors, assistant put and afterwards made a strik-pilgrimage to Sanehoan Island,

inspectors and a few secretaries, ing speech in which he huid stress when do not present themselves at that he could not" give such a re- the entire staff has been dismissed. on the point that the creation of was consecrated in the presence Council mertinges until the Cerence

He said he was sorry

the Naval Base radically changes of four other Bishops. The views "prayers for Sun Yat-sen" have he could not explain it any butter,

its the character of the whole of Ma- to be reproduced give a good im-

pression of the island and been said by the Chinese chair- but what he had urged was he

churches (sacred to the memoy of In the Shanghai district, the Re-laya as an Imperial outpost. cording to his instructions.

The Base, he said, marks the be-St. Francis Xavier) and also show organization Agreement has been Judgment Reserved.

its entirety and inning of a new era in the whole those taking part in the celebra- violated in all functions

the of

Dis-of Malaya, not merely one end of tions. been it. Not merely the harbours, but Inspectorate have trict usurped hv

a "Salt Commis- the coast and the interior might sioner" appointed by the Na- become the urea of major opera- tionalist military authorities. All tions in war. means. Gradually they are being the only way he will leave, if he revenue is collected by this usurper He added that it was important surrounded and must fight their does, seems to be by aeroplane.

at his office in the International way out or fall. The latest re-

However, the troubles of poor settlernent, and is presumably used for all to visualise this. He had port I have from that centre of dis- Hank Will not be finished when to further the anti-foreign aims of specially salceted Ipoh to say it HOW MUCH DO YOU

because Ipoh was supposed to be turbance is that General Tiu Tse- the present "Government" falls, as the "Nationalist" party, lung, who commands the Fifteenth fail it must. Troops loyal (loyalty

Protests have been lodged with far removed from war's alarma, Army stationed on Hanyang Hill, is wavering, and may go over to is always temporary in China) to the powers concerned but so far but he hoped other places would.

Chiang Kai-shek approach the nothing has been done. In fact, it heed his words.

The General later left for Tai- Chiang Kai-shek. It is not poli- city from the South, and the is difficult to conceive what moder- tical principles that are mak Fengtien forces approach from ate steps can be taken to ensure the ping.. ing him turn, but

the North. In the west is Yang sult revenue reaching its proper other words, he doesn't need Sen, who might do anything, that channel.-N. C. Daily News."

the

un-

favourable circumstances, In

a weather vane to sce way the wind is blowing.

which

sally with Fengtien or with Chiang. So who will be the next holders of the city has yet to ba decided, and none but a Tool would prophesy

Ianyang Hill is a very com- manding promontory, and one

Aeroplane "Stunting." might be justified in calling it the key military position in Wuhan. A seaplane from H.M.S. Argus Then, too. I learn that friend had a narrow escape this morning. For the first time since the Borodin is rather worried. Even

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STOLEN JEWELS.

PECULIAR CASE FROM MADRAS.

Madras, May 20. The story of the theft of stolen ornaments from the custody of a sub-laspector of police is reported. It appears that recently n rich- Marwari widow was robbed of ed highly auc-cash and ornaments to the value

of R. 7,000. A sub-inspector off Ava's received in rolice who inquired Into the matter all Mar- -valve set with arrested five persons,

waris, and on their confession re- fess, marking a

g distance tele-covered ornaments to the value of

Rs. 5,000 from a Marwari shop.

L

he finds disconcerting the rapidity arrival of British aeroplanes in which Chinose generals Shanghai, the Chinese were treat- with

The first ex change their views and bartered, to some stunting. One of the

amall fighting planes, of "Flycat from Holland their allegiance. A correspon-

casting prom dont tells me Borodin considers char" type, was responsible, and that the next few days may be gave the populare quite a thrill by

and Daventry looping the loop. Apparently one

cessful. very interesting.".

loop

misjudged. Having was

The day's 1 If this is fulfilled, then Borodin somersaulted, the plane descend-

Calcutta on "won't be there to see what hand at a terrific speed, and it seem

remarkable pens, for his acroplane is ready ed impossible that it could “flat-

bir advance i for use. It lies at the moment ten out" in time.

pliony. alongside a pontoon on the Bund

It is reported that on the day of Fortunately, the machine was

S. 3AB Johore). A listener-

on the same their recovery the sub-inspector, has reported

unique experl- instead of taking the atolen orea- h to prograri-monts to, the Thana, took them't m London and resthouse, where he spent the nded for Aua- night.

7.

of the ex-German concession-quite over the river.. It came down close to where Borodin a living.very near H.M.S. Durban at the Reports have been circulating top of Avenue Edward VII, and night he had here, from a Japanese source, that almost touched the water. Just in ence of liste he has gone to Nanchang, a state-time it flattened out, and slowly mes broadeni ment absurd on the face of it gained altitude again. What safety there is for him in That was the last stunt for the

Daventry, an tralia, New Z and India.

the middle of Klangal it is difcult morning. A Special Correspon-markably clon.

to soc. Borodin is in Hankow, and dent.

South Africa The next morning he reported was re- that the ornaments had been

stolen again..

ption

Pictures of the serious landslide and fall of a big retaining wall which took place on Monday be- tween the Conduit and Robinson Roads will also be reproduced.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.

1. What was the population of Greater London at the last Conous?

2.Who was the inventor of the

I

turbino?

Which is the largest lake in the

world?

4. What was the origin of the

Union Jack?

5-What did Alexandor. Humboldt

da?

6.Who was St Harry Parkes? 7What is meant by the Bank

rato?

8-What are copra and boche-de-

mer?

D-Where to the original Temple

Bar now?

10-Which of London's statues who once hidden and afterwards recovered? 11-What is Shintolam? 12-What duchess was compelled to do public penance for witchcraft?

13.-Who "cut the Gordian knot?" 14.-For what kind of art work was Benvenuto Cellini famous?

15-What is meant by the "Land

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