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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TEL. C. 269.

FOUNDED ONE WI#AXANE WEDNESDAY,

NO.12.201

JUNE 22, ̇1927. 日三廿月五

JAPANESE DISAPPOINTMENT. A HARBOUR TRAGEDY FIGHTING LULLS.

U.S.PROGRAMME STRONGLY

CRITICISED.

THE NAVAL RATIO

ff

WILL ONLY BENEFIT AMERICA;”

REVEALED.

MYSTERY OF BOAT-WOMAN'S MURDER.

KIDNAPPING SUSPECTED.

SIGNS OF FERMENT AT AMOY.

THE CANTON "REDS.”

Shanghai, June 21,

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DISCHARGED SEAMEN CHAPMAN'S BRILLIANT FEAT.

TROUBLESOME.

PASSENGERS 'BARRED FROM

BRITISH BOATS. }

SUPPOSED RETALIATION.

Shanghai and the Yangiszo In retaliation, it is presumed,

LANCASHIRE'S BOWLING

TROUNCED.··

WICKETS.

A grim tragedy, enacted in the

ports romain quiet. Scanty in- for their dismissal, ex-members YORKSHIRE DEFEATED BY SIX Harbour on Sunday night, has formation is available from the of the crew of the s.s. Lungshan, been brought to light by the dis-fronts, and it is understood that aided by an unruly mob, gathered covery on the heach at Char. Quor for the time being hostilities have at the Hongkong, Canton and Ling, near Lyemun Pass, of the

Foochow la Macao Steamboat Company's dead body of a woman, who had practically ceased.

quleter-Naval Wireless.

wharf at Canton yesterday, and cvidently been attacked with a

forcibly prevented passengers from sharp instrument, and her body Uneasiness at Ichang.

embarking. thrown overboard after she had

PACIFIC BASES QUESTIONED. been murdered.

The report of "the preliminary session of the Naval Disarmament Conference has been received in Japan with disappointment, and not a little astonishment, judging from newspaper criticisms.

The United States programmė,

whereby the five-five-three ratio is preserved, has come in for special condemnation, it boing declared that such an arrangement would only benefit America.

Another Japanese regret is the failure of Japan's dele- gates to bring up the matter of the Singapore and Hawaiian naval bases, 'it being stated that this conference offers an opportune occasion for solving, once and for all, the "basic problems of the Pacific."

On the other hand, American opinion is optimistic is to a successful conclusion for the discussions, and Britain's auggestion of a reduction in the tonnage of future battleships is commended. In order to expedite the conference, an expert committee has been formed at Geneva to examine the various plans of the participating Powers.

the

DEMONSTRATION AT AMOY,

No Trouble Feared.

There were several disturbances ASTILL outside the wharf but, it is under- stood, the police made no effort t interfere or to disperad the row ly

Ichang, June 21. The air of uneasiness ashore is The corpse has been identified as that of the owner of a sampan increasing. The oil ovacuations boon entirely completed which, together with a party of have six persons, has been missing since without interference.--Naval Wire-elements. Sunday night, motor-launch, said less.

The s. Fatshan arrived, from to be the Pos Wing Maru, being

Canton yesterday afternoon with with allegedly connected

only 57 passengers on board, and mystery of its disappearance.

the s.8. Taishan, which berthed The persons who accompanied

shortly after nine o'clock Inst the murdered woman on the sami-

Amoy, June 21.

night, carried only 21 passengera, pan are still missing, and the

A big demonstration, and proof which 19 were Chinese, who police are at present engaged in cession is being organised to take smuggled on board from junks investigations in this connexion. place on June 23rd, in the first and sampans.

The theory at present held is place, to protest against the des- that the occupants of the sampan, patch of Japanese troops to China, two fokis of the agent of the motor and in the second, to commemor launch Poa Wing Maru, two ate the Shameen incident of 1925, women labourers, a coal dealer,

It is understood that the au and the daughter of the unfor- tunate woman, have been kid-thorities have underatken that no procession will be allowed at Ku- napped.

The Company has decided not to ship cargo from Hongkong for the time being, anticipatory of trouble in discharging in Canton.

SAME AS RECORDED HERE..

According to, a vernacular langsu Island, and no trouble is EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. paper, the persons mentioned therefore feared by the Consular hoarded the sampan at Shaukiwan bodies.

The Chinese employees of the on Sunday, heading for Char Quor Ling, where a delivery of coal Great Northern Telegraph Com- was to be made. Apparently it pany are out on strike. Foreign was arranged that a motor launch, telegrams only are being accept- said to be the Poa Wing Maru, ed, the foreign staff acting as

Quor Ling.

AMERICANS SEE BRIGHT PROSPECTS. should await the sampan at Char operators.-Navel Wireless.

Geneva, June 21.

This morning's meeting of the

Japanese Astonishment.

Tokyo, June 22.

Launch Tows Sampan.

On the following day, Monday, the son grew suspicious at the con- tinued absence of the sampan with executive committee of the Naval The Jiji, Nichi Nichi and Koku- his mother and sister, and on Conference decided in favour of a min express a similar sentiment going to Char Quer Ling he was meeting by the naval experts of as the Asahi and Hechi regarding informed that the sampan was

*

WRONG INFORMATION.

Labour MP's Regret,

London, June 21 In the House of Commons, the Labour M.P., Mr. Wellock, gave a personal explanation, and said he

It will be remembered that on May 23rd. rather severe earth- quake disturbances were recorded

SAVES LEICESTER.

A. P, F. Chapman, the Kent amateur, and England's captain last year, hit up the highest score of the season, and incidentally the highest of his career, against Lancashire at Maidstone. The Lancashire bowling wasteverely trounced in both innings, Kent taking 650 rung off it for only 13 wickets. Both G. B. Logge and .A. J. Evans completed centuries ngainst the Champion county, which lost on the first innings, in a game which produced 1,124 runs.

Notts were deprived of an expected victory over Leicester at Trent Bridge, Astill batting brilliantly in the second innings for 121 (not out) and playing a great part in saving the game."

Yorkshire suffered their third defeat of the season, Middlesex winning at Lord's by six wickets. Sussex compiled a big score against Warwick, fine bowling by Nichols won the game for Essex against Hampshire, and low-scoring matches were played at Chesterfield and Pontypridd.

on the seismograph at the Royal BRILLIANT BOWLING AGAINST HANTS.

Observatory, it estimated that the centre of the disturbance was about 2,000 kilometres away,

Destroys Half a City, The following, from the Shanghai Times of Friday last, furnishes in- teresting information:

Rain Interfered in the majority of games, and bowlers fared mach The principal individual perfor-

better:

Batting.

seen to leave in the direction of had enquired as to the subject News of an earthquake which des-mances follow; the three Powers to consider the the proposals submitted at Geneva. Hongkong towed by the launch. of his question last week with re-troyed half the city of Liang- various plans.

All are astonished at the AmeIt is stated that the launch was gard to young Chinese girls in the chow, Kansu province, doing dam- A communique issued in regard to this states that, "With a view to can proposals to apply the 5/5/3 seen to stop after it had reached troop centres, and had ascertain-age estimated at between three and A. P. F. Chapman` (Kent) the proper consideration of the pro- ratio, which it is considered will

a point about 200 yards from ed that his information was un- four million dollars, was received Bowley (Sussex) posals of the British, American and make smooth progress dithcult and shore, but no particular attention true, consequently be regretted here yesterday. The telegram tell- A, Crawley (Oxford Un.) Japanese Covernments, it is sur will only benefit America-Reuter was paid to the incident,

gested that a technical committee be formed to exchange agreed statis-

EARTHER CABLES.

of Calibre.

Tokyo, June 21. The Navy Offee spokesman

On returning to Shaukiwan, the son reported the matter to the Police. Subsequently a corpse was seen floating on. the surface near the shore, and this morning the body was identified as that of

There were several abrasions.

ties with regard to the present Japanese Opposed to Limitation cruiser, destroyer, and submarine tonnage of each of the three Powers, and the designed tonnage of ships of these classes comprised in the programmes now authorised speaking to the Press representa- the owner of the sampan. information tending to clarify the earlier and added that he consider about the head, the woman's and appropriated for, and any other lives reiterated the views sent 1roposals of the three Governments, ed that Japan would Be unable to angers were cut, and there were Thus the Conference will be in a accept the British propositison for also marks of strangulation. position to start deliberations on prolonging the naval holiday in an agreed basis of fact."--Reuter, connexion with battleship coa-)

U. S. Press Views.

be bright.

as re-opening the Washington Trenty, but it re-opens it in the right direction.--Reuter's American Service.

AVIATION MISHAPS.

WRECKAGE OF FRENCH PLANE FOUND.

Rio de Janeiro, June 21.

that he had asked the question. ing of the disaster was dated May A. J. Evans (Kent)

(Cheers)---Reuter,

23, and had been more than three Russell (Essex) weeks reaching Shanghai. Little Astill (Leicester) AGAINST JAPAN.

loss of life was reported, but the B. C. Butterworth (Oxford) premises of the China Inland Mig-G. B. Legge (Kem)

* Not out. sion have been badly damaged. Manila Chinese Action.

There are still a few foreigners in

Bowling, Manila, June 21.. the city, though the majority were, The Manila Chinese are cabling evacuated to Peking, travelling to Nichols (Essex)) to the China coast cities urging the railhead by rafts, kept up by J. G. White (Someract)

N. Haig (Middlesex) an anti-Japanese boycott in re-inflated goatskins.

Mr. W. Malprus Belcher from Mercer (Glamorgan) taliation for the sending of Japan- ese troops to North China. whom the telegram was received, Ryan (Glamorgan) Renter

is a veteran member of the China Root (Worcester) Inland Mission, who has been in Macaulay (Yorkshire)

Stater (Derby) China since 1888. Mr. Belcher

Shardlow (Derby) refused to leave his work when Lee (Middlesex) the main party of missionaries in the province received instructions Lo evacuate..

THE CANTON "REDS."

Still Much in Evidence.

Canton, June 21, At the meeting to celebrate the second anniversary of the Hong-

Liangchow is a large town in the North of Kansu province near

A fisherman has discovered the kong-Shameen strike, which was the Mongolian border, and within

DOG BITES.

Russell and Claude Ashton be-

ween them compiled no fower than 213 out of the Essex first innings. total of 260.

The scores were:

Essex: 260 and 174 Hants: 248 and 127.

Russell scored 127 and Claude

240

176

160

121*

Ashton 86 in the Essex first in- nings, during which Utley took 6 143 wickets for 71 runs. In reply 127 Hampshire fell twelve short of the

110

101

Essex total. Mead held his end up for a valuable 79 and J. P. Parker contributed 58.

In the Essex second innings, Russell made 60 before he was dismissed, while Kennedy claimed for 50

& victims at a cost of 67 ruas,: for 02

Needing 186 runs to win, Hants: for 33 for 49 failed before brilliant bowling by fast to for 42 Nichols, the right arm

..5 for 13 medium bowler, who took nine.

.. for 47 wickets for 59 runs.

.4 for 33

.4 for 35 .8 for 2

YORKSHIRE COLLAPSE. Nigel Haig Plays Havoc in First Innings.

SOMERSET FAILURE. Twice Dismissed for Small Scores. Derbyshire won a low-scoring match against Somerset at Ches- terfield by 188 runs. The Western county were dismissed for 108 runs in the second innings, the scores, being:

Derby: 213 and 181, Somerset: 148 and 108.

Lea (J.W.) contributed 54 to the Somerset first innings total. while Shardlow took 4 for 35 runs, and Slater 4 for 38 runs.

straction without reservations. He also expressed the belief that New York, June 21. the proposal to limit the calibre The newspapers rive prominence, lo thirteen and a half inches would to detailed accounts of the opening be unacceptable to Japan.--Reuter. of the Naval Conference at Geneva.

Tokyo, June 21. The New York Times states that Though the official report has as each party only desires guaran- not yet been received. Navy off- tees of security, the prospect of cinls, commenting on the Press re-wreckage of an aeroplane at the held on Sunday afternoon in Tant the Great Wall. It lies on one of The Yorkshire cleven, dismissed currying on the uncompleted ports from Geneva, express dis- work of the Washington Confer- satisfaction with the American mouth of the Amazon, believed to Yuen, the strikers tried to create the old main routes into the centre in the first innings for less than

It is about six days ence to a happy conclusion should proposal to apply the 5/5/3 ratio be that of the machine flown by another uprising against the Gov. of Asia.

days journey from Lanchow, the a hundred runs, always faced an to auxiliary vessels and disapprove Stroman across the Atlantic, via ernment.

defeated In the Derby first innings, Bo The New York World states that of the proposal to abolish sub- Africa, early last month.

When the chairman of the meet- capital of the province. Relief for uphill taak against Middlesex at

den contributed 90 runs; and in the Powers have tabled programmes marines. They also think it un-: A Paris message states that ex-ing asked the attendants to shout the earthquake sufferers is difficult Lord's, and they were at Geneva with a frankness which advisable to touch on

Nigel Haig was mainly respon- "their accond innings, J. C. White, questions perts

are of opinion that the the watch-words, "Support me to obtain, according to reports here for the third time this season.

sible for the Yorkshire collapse, took 8 wickets for 62 runa. promises a business-like despatch, already settled by the Washington marks on the machine mentioned shal Chiang Kai-shek," and "Sup-

while Lee and Hendren were the The British suggestion to cut bat- agreement as proposed by Britain. in the Rio de Janeiro report are port the Kuomintang Party," the tleship tonnage may be objected to -Router.

those of Stroman's plane, and are strikers instead of doing an in-

outstanding Middlesex batsmen. of opinion that the aviators' petrol structed shouted, "Down with

Middlesex won by six wickets, was finished and they were forced Chiang Kai-shek," "Support the

the scores being: to descend in the ocean in the Communist Party," "Down with Li

Yorkshire: 81 and 282. darkness" and perished-Reuter's Cliai-sum, the new militarist," etc.

Middlesex: 178 and 169 (for A.P.F. CHAPMAN'S BRILLIANT

EFFORT. American Service:

1 wickets). The chairman was greatly taken

A mongrel dog belonging to Mr.

Scores 260 Against Champions. Yorkshire batted first, but on a aback, and immediately ordered

to attached

the 38th Fook,

bowler's wicket, gave a sorry dis- Three Kent amateurs treated. the meeting to be suspended. However, the strikers continued Battery at Stonecutters, bit a

for 33 runs, while Durston took raspect at Maidstone, A.P.F. Chap to shout "Down with the Nand soldier named G. Ford of the same play, Nigel Haig took 7 wickets the Lancashire bowling with scant Government" and "Support the Company. The soldier is being the other three at a cost of 27 man, G. B. Legge, and A. J. Evans

treated by the Military Authori and gedi- Hankow Government,'

Kent took five points for a lead tious circulars were openly dia- to Me Tau Kok for observation.

from first innings, while Macaulay took on the first innings, the scores tributed at the meeting, bearing

Another report comes

being:. the "chopa" of certain strikers' Nanking Street, Kowloon, that wickets for 47.

Yorkshire made a better second Kent: 441 and 239 (for 3 wickets. unions.

bit dox

decd.). The Government, upon learning named Sebastian Poon

and innings effort, Roy Kilner contri-

Lancashire: 329 and 115 (för of these lawless actions, imme-has been sent to Ma Tau Kok buting. 53, but towards the end

2 wickets). diately ordered the Police Depart for observation. Mr. Foon, who Lee dismissed three batsmen at a ment to make further searches for lives at the same address as the cost of only 2 runs! "Reds" among the strikere.

owner of the dog, Mr. C. Chan, More than 25, of the strikers is now receiving private medical have been placed under arrest dur attention. ing the past few days.-Nam Chung Phi.

Japanese Disappointed,

Tokyo," June 21.

2

on

RESTRICTION OF RUBBER.

TWO CASES YESTERDAY.

runs.

ties and the dog' has been sent Lee scored 52 in the Middlesex each scoring over a century."

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Experts' Opinion.

Geneva, June 21. Comparing the three acts of proposals, British naval experts ifeclare that the British are

Italian Pilot Drowned. definite advance on Washington The new disarmament proposals in so far as they are more com-

Varese, June 21. arrived too late for Press comment prehensive than the American Lieutenant Borra, one of the copito-day's issues, but advance whereby the extension of the 5/5/3 Italian pilots selected to partici- copies of to-morrow's editorials ratio to lighter craft would enable pate in the Schneider Cup race, show that the vernacular papers are America to add considerably to has been drowned in Lake Varese, far from satisfied.

her cruiser tonnage which Britain where his acroplane fell during a Characterising the American pro- would have to reduce. The Ja-practice flight.--Reuter. posals na "sort of restricted arma- panese proposals are based mert expansion," the Hochi avers existing strengths with an age that the application of the five-five- limit giving vessels a shorter life. three ratio would entail more loss The cost to the taxpayer would be to Japan than to eithor America or much moro than the British. Britain. consequently it asks the Mr. Gibson, in a. Press interview, British and Americans to consider expressed the opinion that if the Japan's stand more seriously. American plan on the basis of the

The Asahi, emphasising that the higher figures proposed for crui present conference, la distinguished sors and destroyers wero adopted, from the Washington parley by each America must scrap 00,000 tons participant submitting its own pro- of auxiliary surface vessels and posals at the outset, thinks that the 80,000 tons additional, when and differences can only be smoothed if the present building programme plying to a question with regard out by a spirit of co-operation and was completed, while Britain and to American cables asserting that a sincere desire for peace. The Japan must scrap 60,000 and 10,000 the "pivotal price of the Journal. however, profoundly re- tons respectively when their pro- on rubber restriction scheme an grets that the Japanese delegates gramme were completed. He con- at present enforced would be al General Fan Shel-sang, who is did not touch on the questions of the cluded that the plan would check tered, Mr. L. C. Amory said that taking his army from Kwangsi to fortifications at Singapore or competitive building, avoid the the rumour was groundless. join the Hunan anti-"Red" ent- Hawaii, as "the present gathering, scrapping of new construction and If any change In the scheme affords a most opportune moment permit moderate replacement should become necessary me paiga, has just reported to Can- ton his arrival at Kweilin, near to discuss and solve, once and for building

within would certainly endeavour to give the Hunan border. General Fan all, the basic problems of the Paci- clearly defined limits.Reuters as long notice as possible. (Continued on Page 14), Reuter'e American Service, Ac."-Router.

programmce

American Servico.

NO CHANGE IN PIVOTAL",

PRICE.

London, June 21. In the House of Commons, re-

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Steven-

ANTI-RED" DRIVE.

Mutinous Troops Subdued.

Canton, June 21,

FACTORY DISASTER.

RECOVERY OF DEAD BODIES.

1:

The Lancashiro' bowling was Middlesex made light of the task thrashed in the Kens first innings,

get them, knocking up the runs for A. P. F. Chapman giving a bril the loss of four wickets. Hondren lant exhibition, scoring at a rapid His. was undefeated at the close of pace, all round the wlakes. play with 68 to his credit.

personal contribution was 260, the highest of his career, while NICHOLS, 9 FOR 59.

G. B. Leggo, who was in partner ahip with him for Y

Hime hit Brilliant Bowling Against Hants.

up 101.

Lancashire scored 829 in reply, Brilliant bowling by Nichols in. Hampshire's second innings en- Hallows scoring 82 and P. T. New York, June 21.abled Essex to claim victory at Eckeraley making 73, not out.

In Kent'a second innings Ash- Forty bodies have hitherto been Chelmsford by. 59 runs. Nichols,

first-class cricket, Evans 143. Hallows scored 57. recovered from the ruins of the who has so far had a very short down made. 86 not out, and A. J. textile factory, near Medellin, Co-career in collapsed lambin, which Saturday during a landslide.last season, dismissed nine Hanta Bam

last though he took over 100 wickets not out in the closing stages of the

men for 59 runs.

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