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UNPLEASANTNESS IN HUNAN.

SOLDIERS' FAMILIES ANGRY WITH FARMERS.

· PEASANTS FILCH PROPERTY.

dankow, June 7. There has been considerable trouble in Hunan during the past month, General Tang Sen-chi's troops in Changsha having clashed with the very powerful communist Farmers' and Peasants' Union.

Information from reliable Bources has been difficult to obtain, but, judging from what is now available, it seems that the trouble was purely local and arose from the manner in which the Union had been confiscating and dividing among its members lands belong ing to soldiers and officers who are are at the front, particularly those

is of the 8th Army, which Hunanese formation..

Shameful Deeds.

THE HONGKONG TELI

RAPH,

BRITON'S CASE FOR SHANGHAI

MALARIA CONTROL.

OPPOSED TO CHINESE RULE IN SETTLEMENT.

LOCAL MERCHANTS' STAKE.

SINGAPORE SETS AN EXAMPLE.

London, June 15. "No city of the Empire has pro. as Singapore," is the opinion of #ssed so far in malaria control Sir Ronald Ross, whose report on "I think I can write with know-malaria control has been publish- ledge gained from quite recent et after a four months' journey experience. I have lived over 20 covering 20,000 miles.. through. years in Shanghai, and latterly India and Malaya, to inspect the was for five years chairman of the progress of anti-malarial opera- Shanghai General Chamber of tions, whence he returned' in Commerce and I set for several February. years on the Municipal Council, of which I was vice-chairman until I retired in 1926," says Mr. E. F. Mackay in a letter from Geneva to the Times.

the

Ho advocatos a bed not as the best precaution against malaria, and thinks Malaya will quite pos- sibly succeed in banishing ma- laria, but enya that Calcutta has much to learn from Singapore.

OBITUARY.

CHAIRMAN OF WESTING- HOUSE ELECTRIC.

New York, June 16. The death has occurred of Mr. Guy Tripp, chairman of the Westinghouse Electric Company, -Reuter's American Service.

The letter continues: "I parti- cularly wish to emphasize how-Reuter. dangerous It will be to hand over to the Chinese the control of muni- been cipal affairs which has granted to them in Hankow over the British coneession. As briefly as possible I will explain why. The Farmers and Peasant's The Shanghai International Settle- Union has also been treating the ment is run practically ns a small dependents of these troops shame and wealthy republic, and fully, the culminating episode people who benefit most and have occurring when the father of Gen-

a great financial stake in it are eral Ho Chien, one of General Tang the Chinese of the merchant class, Go- Seng-chi's principal commanders, the backbone of the nation. way hauled through the streets ofvernment is conducted by a coun-

[Mr. Guy Eastman Tripp was Changsha with a rope round his all of nine members, six British, born in 1866, and early took up a neck.

Feeling run high, and when the two American and one Japanese, line of work in the electrical in Union, in an attempt entirely to under laws and regulations issued

board of directors of most of the dominate the situation, tried to dis-by the foreign Powers concerned dustry. He has been on the aim the troups and seize their and approved by the Chinese Go- United States and Canadian West- Inghouse concerns, including their weapons for its own purposes, the vernment.

The principal

radio business; and has also troops revolted, altacked the Union

served as an official in the U.S. headquarters, executed the head of officials are: the Union and drove the farmers and peasants southwards to near Siangtan. There 50,000 of the lat- ler have gathered, 2,000 armed with guns and the remainder with spears, awaiting an opportunity to attack Changsha,

Troops Friendly to Hankow. As already stated, the trouble is local. That is to say, the troops are still friendly to the liankow bas issued Government, which Various mandates to restrict the activities of the Farmers and Peasants

Union

vis-a-via the

permanent

THURSDA

JUNE 16, 1927.

DAINTY CHINESE DANCER.

Miss Tae Lo-lan, a talented Chinese dancer, who is appearing with her Company, at the Thea- tre Royal on Tuesday, June 21st, at 9.15. Miss Tse is a famous exponent of Chinese classical dances, dating back over one thousand years.

COLONIAL CONFER

ENCE.

MEN OVERBOARD.

ACCIDENTS ON NAM SANG.

A ROYAL RECEPTION.

The Nam Sang, of the Indo- Their Majesties, on May 14, re- China team Navigation Company, (1) The Commissioner-General Ordinance. in 1919 he was award-ceived. at Buckingham Palace in arriving from Calcutta and Singa- who is the go-between, the seniored the D. S. M. for his exception the Throne Room the members pore yesterday with 910 deck ally meritorious service to the faccompanied by their wives) of passengers, reports two deaths. at officials and the council,

(2) The Commissioner of Police U. S. Government."

the Colonial Offee Conference sen by drowning.

The first case was that of a which is now being held in

Among those received member of the crew, who was wash- London. Police, Volunteers, etc.),

6) The Commissioner

were: Mr. S. B. B. McElderryed overboard in heavy weather on Works (roads, drains, land, build-

(Cadet Officer, Class II, Hong June 1, when the vessel was two inga, etc.).

kong), Dr. R. O. Winstedt days out from Calcutta..

When the vessel was one day (Director of Education, Federated

-of

(4) The Engineer and Manager of the Electricity Department.

(5) The Secretary.

There are four principal com- mittees:"

(1) The Finance Committee

SHOP THIEF.

FOLLOWED AND ARRESTED.

Two months' hard labour.

was

are

Malay States), and Mr. Hayes towards Hongkong from Sing - (Colonial Secretary, pore, a male deck passenger fell Marriott

save him, was Further details imposed on a Chincur this morning, Straits Settlements). The Right overboard, on June 10, and despite who was found guilty of stealing Hen. Leopold Amery, M.P. (Secre-forts mide to finances staff, etc.).

(2) The Watch Committee (Po-a roll of silk from the Lai Wahtary of State for Dominion Affairs drowned. Company, Des Voeux Road Centra, and the Colonies), was present and lacking.

had an audience of the King. Sergeants Filches informed

.The Prince of Wales honoured Major C. Willson that the man

was taken company at dinner at up, the defendant hid the roll House on May 17, when the guests of silk under his jacket and made included the representatives at the Colonial Office Conference, among

(roads, traffe, land, etc.).

(4) The Electricity Committee entered the store and, while the tap Duse of Sutherland Hampden HOW MUCH DO YOU

troops. Further, the troops con-lice, Volunteers, fire brigade):

(3) The Works Committee cerned are particularly loyal to their Hunanese-born cominander, General Tang Seng-chi, who at pres sent commands on the Honan front. There he is throwing into the heavy fighting any troope

'BRITAIN AND SOVIET.

(three elected by taxpayers, two attendant's attention members of council).

are

FRENCH JOURNAL .....

SUSPENDED.

SUDDEN ACTION AT SHANGHAL

KNOW?

Director of Education, Malay States; Mr. H. Marriott, Colonial

'The following general know- Secretary, Straits Settlements; Mr. ledge paper has been taken from S. B. B. McElderry, Second Assist-the Daily Empresa. ant Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

-

TEA DANSANTS.

· NEW FEATURE AT LES

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 12 of this issue.

1-Who was called "Harefoot"? 2. What is a credence?

3-In what country is copper the

orly currency

4.What is a divet? 5-Who was Bendigo?

"The committee meet As re- other than his own 8th Army and quired, at least once a week, and oil. He was followed and arrest them being Mr. R. O. Winstedt, TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. endeavouring to build up a posi- the Council once a week. At all in a near-by teahouse. tion which will give him control times daily dossiers being of the Hankow Government, and circulated to members of council matters varicus power to maintain the rupture regarding the with General Chiang Kai-shek, enumerated above, and members to-his own aggrandizement. of Counell (all of them heads of Bouter..

firms having large interests in the place) must be prepared tem- porarily to lay aside the business they are occupied with and attend promptly to these dossiers, read

Last Friday's Shanghai Mercury over the matter under discussion

states:

"According to a notice in this (cerrespondence on land questions sometimes extending over several

As will have been seen by adver- are informed that with the pre- tisements, the management of the years), and state their opinions inorning's Echo de Chine, readers writing. If an urgent question, an

the "paper ceases sent number

Lee Gardens have arranged for tea publication."

dansants to take place there every emergency mceting is called the

The Echo has been the journui Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and same day, in order to arrive at a

of French interests In the Far Saturday, from 6.80 p.m. till 7.30 decision.

East for the past thirty-one years p.m. The Melodiana Band will be and everyone accustomed to the in attendance, and a pecial feature Thereses and Miss bright and friendly paper and the is that Prof. able editorials of the gifted ediler, Marguerite Senour, exhibition dan- M. Vandelet, will sincerely regret cers, will give demonstrations of and inexplicable, the latest dancing steps in slow

ESPIONAGE CHARGES

REFUTED.

London, June 15. In the House of Commons to-day, a Labour member asked whether any of the twenty Russians recently executed were employed as spies by the British Mission to Russia.

Mr. G. Locker Lampson, the Under-Secretary for

Foreign Affairs, eplied, "The answer is

"

Retain Foreign Control. "In practice, it amounts to these big firms allowing their seniors to give up a large portion of their

emphatically in the negative... Lire to public work, and in my the sudden,

GARDENS.

would refer to the statement récent own case my firm provided me with suspension of the most influential motion time, so that those desirous ly given to the Press by His Majes- an additional manager while I paper published in the French of gaining knowledge as to the cor- ty's late Charge d'Affaires in Mos- cow, which is a complete refutational on the Council. Many ques-language in China.

tions are connected with negotla-

rect way to perform the steps.cun The news of the sudden auspen- ensily see how they are done,

Prices of admission, including of the charges made by the Soviettions for purchase of land for read sion of the Echo created much Government,'

of curious speculation in French tea, are very reasonable. This statement was fully repro-widening, and public works duced in the British Wireless of all kinds, hospital extensions, circles in Shanghai. The paper__________

police barracks, markets, staff is known to have been perfectly June 12.

Mr. Locker Lampson told another quarters, ete, and strict secrecy sound financially, sounder, in fact, Labour member" that the initiative is essential. Members of Council than ever before, and it is also to improve Anglo-Russian relations have invariably been chosen from known that the order to suspend should come from the Soviet Gov among men of recognized probity, publication was as great a sur- ernment, whose hostile activities and the work of the Council has so prise to the editorial staff as to had compelled the British Govern- far been so clean that it has gain-the general public. ment to suspend. diplomatic relaed for Shanghai the name of the

Model Settlement. tiore.

The Soviet Government knew per- fectly well that if they come for ward. with constructive proposals, "we are ready to consider them, but first of all they must desist from propaganda against this country.-- British Wireless.

The Sui An (Captain Smith) was undocked this morning, and will resume service on the Macao run at 8 a.m. to-morrow,

POET'S CORNER.

A GIFT OF FLOWERS.

As in the stillness here at eve

I sat, and reckoned lie's grim

tragedies.

The joys that come

Teave.

An under-tone

parodies,

of

:

to us and bitter

My guze alighted on a bowl

Of flowers, poppies white, and

red, and pink,

Left for me by some kindly soul: Blooms that made mem'ries

spring to mind and link That hour with a day long past, And happiness that grow-bat

could not last.

V. HUGHES.

It seems that the notice of suspension, in manuscript form, "I now come to my esscutial was handed in to the office yester- point. I have the highest possible day afternoon with instructions to opinion of the Chinaman as a man publish it. No reason was given. The majority of the shares in of business and as a good and true friend. I have no knowledge of the Echo are held by the French him as a citizen willing to give up Fathers of the Missions Etran- his time for civic duties. Such geres, but the Rev. F. Morin, who duties have never been undertaken is charged with this part of the by Chinese business men in China,mission's interests, was not to Be and otheials who have uniformly seen this morning. undertaken such work have been The majority of the members of almost uniformly corrupt.

the French community are said to "It would to my mind be in- be very indignant over the sudden conceivable that a Chinese maclosing up of the paper, and it is jority of the members of the understood that steps are already Shanghai Municipal Counell could on foot to revive its activities cope with the work, even if it under other control and another were granted they would be free name although with the samo from corruption,

policies."

"I earnesty plead, therefore, that there should be a period of education of Chinese members, of

among the shipping ports of the Council, and that it should be a long period of, say, at least, five world, and that in use of electric yours, in order that their collen-power in comparison with cities in guce may thoroughly judge who the United Kingdom it would take ther they are able to rise to the third place, after London and necessary sense of civie. respon- Glasgow, and higher than Hibility. There are enormous in-mingham and Liverpool.

"Excepting the rabid Communist terests at stake, and five years is

Bir-

n short time in the history of a and the noisy student and news- paper factions, I am sure that the large city.

"To make clear to these un-Chinese themselves would consider acquainted with China some idea this to be a fair and reasonable of the size and importance of proposition, and earnestly com- Shanghal, I think I am correct in mend it to all those who are giving saying that, in point of view of Chinese probleme "the study they tonnage, it ranke fifth or sixth deserve."

6. From what animal is tenais

acket gut obtained?" 7-What table delicacy does the

sturgeon provide? B-What are

ist.

Cuthbert's

in

on

Reads"? 9.-Who first said "I will die

the last ditch"? 10.-Name the last occasion

which a King of England took part in a Continental battle. 11-Which of Nelson's eyes was blinded; and in which battle did lie lose the sight of it? 12. Whose death was said to have "celipsed the gaiety of

tions"? 13.Why are "printers" devils" so

called?

Па

about

14. Can a cat see in the dark? 15. What is the anomaly

the Panama Canal?

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