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CHINA PEACE PARLEY.

ABOLITION OF PEKING GOVERNMENT SUGGESTED.

THURSDAY, JULY 21,

1927.

FIGHTING IN NICARAGUA.

BANK NOTE CHOPS.

A. MEMORABLE BATTLE.

Landon, July 20.

Shanghai, July, 20. The Nanking delegate has ar

A thrilling account of the rived at Peking to attend the Poace Parley now in progress in Peking desperate stand made by the to bring about an alliance between United States Marines at Ocotal Chlang Kal-ahck, Chang Tso-lins contained in a New York mes and Yon Shi-shan.

angé describing it as the "forcest event in the history of the United States Marine Corps and the war- like records of the Central Ameri- can Republic."

The Shanel representative, Gen- eral Nan Kwal-ching suggested that prior to the formation of a unified government for China by

There were only 39 Marines äs- the three parties concerned, the present government in Peking sisted by fifty local Constabulary, one in the should be abolished voluntarily They fought from and in its stead there should be morning till live in the evening established a commission system against 600 bosiaging Liberals with Marshals Sun Chuan-fang, under Sandino who at one time Chang Tsung-chang, Chang Hauck-summoned the defenders to aur liang and General Yen Shi-shan us render, pointing out that they were commissioners. The New clique cut off and watericss.

MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA'S PLAN.

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In connexion with the disputa over the chopping of bantmotes, between the native banks and the foreign bank compradores in the Colony, a committee of the local Chinese Gold and Banking Ex- change Association hold a meeting yesterday afternoon in the pre- Road Central. mises of Cheong Kee, Queen's

Mr. Chung Tat-ching, the new Chairman of the Association, pre- elded, supported by Mr. Lam Kwal sang, the ex-Chairman.

was.

ELECTRIC CURRENT.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER AGAIN LOSE.

On the same grounds as a pre- vious case was dismissed, Mr. W. Schofield at the Kewloon Magle- tracy yesterday found in favour of the defence in the case in which the manager of the Sun. Kam San Tea House was charged by the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., pering with the meters which wore with larceny of electricity by tam installed on their promises.

Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared for the prosecution and Mr. D. McCallum ropresented the defen- dant,

During the course of the evid- The general opinion at the meet- ing was that they should insist that their demand be complied with. ence of a Chinese meter inspec- of the tea house had offered the The compradore department of the tor, it was stated that an employee Banque de L'Indo-Chine criticised on the grounds that Indo- inspector a bribe if he did not of the Fengtlen. Party, headed by

"Never Surrender."

China notes,und Franc notes were report the inaccuracy of the Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang,

asked to identify the General Yang Yu-ting, etc. is in Captain Hatfold, commanding issued by the Banque de L'Indo-meters to the Company. On being favour of this suggestion of the the Marines replied that "with or Chine itself and therefore It was witness pointed out a man other

water the American only natural that they should be Shansi representative, but the without

we able to identify them and deter- Poking dictator has to consult the Marine never surrenders and Elder clique, headed by Changshall remain here until we die or mine whether they were forged or Tso-hsiang, Wu Chien-sing, and are captured." others before this proposal can be approved.

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Decide Terms Later.

Later, " General Chang Tso-hsiang, and of, the Wu Chlen-sing, leaders elder Fengtlen clique, arrived at Feking at noon to-day to take part

in the Peace Farley.

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than, the defendant,

man, the

Mr. McCallum suggested in not and should not ask the native cross-examination that it was the witness who had tampered with the meters, because the defend- According to the Mayor of banks to chop these notes.

Mr. Ho lu's Opinion.

ant had refused to lend him $100. Ocotal the Marines fought liko

Witness denied the allegation. lions. Their sharpshooters through-

In a chat with Mr. Lam Kwai-

Mr. McCallum further. suggest- out did deadly work picking off the besiegers, including General ang shortly before the meeting od that it was the Chinese meter

compradore of the. Rufo Marino who was the right Mr. Ho lu

Mercantile Bank of India, stated reading inspector's precedure to hand man of Sandino.

turn the hands of restaurant At three in the afternoon two that the compradore department meters back when he failed to ob- en of the Mercantile Bank has retain any money and then report airplanes appeared and fired the Liberals. They then flew off solved to employ two new men in the tampering to the Company. The Fenetien party suggests to returned with three more ma-the department whose only work This was also denied,

At the conclusion of the prose- the Nanking and Shansi represen-chines which bombed the besic- would be to deal with the ex- tatives that since the three parties gers. "It was as if hell had been change of foreign bank notes with cution's ease. Mr. McCallum sub When notes mitted that there was not a title concerned should combine as soon let loose," and by five o'clock all the native banks.

from the nativa banks were pre-of evidence against the defendant. as possible for action against Inn-

was over,-Reuter.

sented to the compradore depart- kow and Feng Yu-halany, they

ment for exchange these two men should not bother too much" with

will place a secret mark on the the terms for the time being but

notes. Every native bank will be leave things to he decided upon

Dr. Vaca, the representative given a special mark which will be later by a Nationalist conference. sentatives replied that they would have to first consult their respec- ive, governo doubt that Feng- make tien is very anxious to friends with Shanai for it is ready and has made considerable saeri- fices to this end, the Shikachuang area having been handed over General Yen Shi-shang's troops.

Wholesale Murder."

Washington, July 20.

Mr. Armstrong's submissions were that there was a prima facie case against the defendant, in- timating that the fok! who offered the bribe must have been instruct

The Nankiag and Shansi repro- of the Nicaraguan Liberals in the chopped on the bank notes they od.to do so by the defendant.)

United States, speaking before the present. These marks will be a Congress of the Pan-American Beerot between the compradore Federation of Labour, denounced department and the native banks in the killing of 300 Liberale in Ni question and will be changed from

governments.

caragua as "wholesale murder."

A motion was introduced calling on President Coolidge to with- draw the United States Marines from Nicaragua-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.

General Yen Shi-shang has com- pletely occupied the Shikachuang front and has warned the Feng BANKER SUMMONED. Yu-hsiang army not to make fur- ther advances northward.---Wah Kiu Yat. Po.

KOWLOON SCARE,

:

THE QUESTION OF A PERMIT.

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Mr A. E. Hall defended Mr. Li Tse-fong. Manager of the Bank of East Asia, when the latter was summoned yesterday by the SMALL OUTBREAK OF FIRE P.W.D. for laying a water pipe through Crown land, without pro- AT GODOWNS.

per authority.

Some excitement was caused in Kowloon shortly before midnight yesterday when the three fire ap pliances stationed in Kowloon were called out to extinguish an outbreak of fire at the godowns

the

The case was heard before Mr. R. E. Lindsell.

Mr. Hall explained that some time ago. Mr. L intended to lay a pipe from the sea into his house on Mount Davis so that sea water could be used for the flush system.

time to time.

Mr. McCallum pointed out that it was necessary for the prosecu tion first to prove that the man referred to was in the employment

of the defendant.

This proposal of Mr. Ho Tu was

After further argument Mr. considered at the meeting yester-Armstrong suggested that the de- fendant be discharged and the day.

other man charged,

HOUSES SOLD.

GOOD PRICES AT AUCTION ROOM.

Mr. Ho U-ming, 182, Kowloon Tong, bought property to the value of $26,300 at a public auc- tion conducted my Messrs. Hughes and Hough, Ltd., yesterday after noon.

The property comprises Nos. 33, 35, and 39 Bing Woo Road, be- ing leasehold property situated at Wongnelchong.

Bidding for No. 38 started at $4,000, and rose by bids of $100 until the figure of $9,000 was reached, when the lot was knock- ed down to Mr. Ho.

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Mr. Worship pointed out that the prosecution should at the out- get have charged the man who was alleged to have offered the bribe.

Mr. Armstrong replied that he did not know at that stage that there would be no direct evidence against the defendant.

His Worship, discharged the de- fendant on the ground that the offence had not, been brought home to him.

Another Case.

In view of his Worship's de- cisions in the two cases so far heard, Mr. Armstrong asked per- mission to withdraw the summons against the Peking Hotel for a

almilar offence.

The summons was accordingly withdrawn.

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of the Hongkong and Kowloon It was later discovered, however, Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. that salt water would be detrimen- Nos. 5 and 89 were sold as one The outbreak was extinguished tal to the pipes, so Mr. Li began lot, the starting figure being by watchmen employed" con

received but as the price increas premises, before the arrival of the to look around to see if fresh water $8,000. At first bids of 3500 were

could be drawn from elsewhere. apparatus.

He discovered a nullah near theed they dropped to $250 and Mr. house and a member of the P.WD. Ho was again the buyer at

of all kinds especially for ship staff showed him exactly how the figure of $17,500.

No. 37 Sing Woo Road was also pipes should be laid. The neces

New York, July 20. sury plans were drawn by Mr. W. put up for auction and was knock-

building and engineering work, Hall, of Abdoolrahim & Co., Archi-ed down to Mrs. Chun Hing, 25,

Beat Torma, Although still feted as guests Complats stock, toets, and submitted to the P.W.D. Kennedy Road, at the price of

Immediata dolivory. of the city, Commiander Byrd and The starting price was his companions are anxious to be December last together with an $9,000,

$4,000, bids of $100 being receiv-off on their Antarctic trip.

SİNGON & CO., application for a permit.

ed.

Balchen intends being at Ant- These premises are held for werp on August 1, where a plane, ESTABLISHED A

D. 1880. term of 75 years with a right of similar to the one in which Com- renewal for a further term of 75 mander Byrd went to the North

HING LUNG St. years, subject to the payment of Pole is being built by Fokker's

Phone Central rant and performance of certain factory. Immediately the plane terms and conditions.

The fire originated in a pile of rubbish in an alleyway at the rear of Godown No. 22 and there was little danger of its spreading owing to the fact that there was little inflammable material nearby. After examining the rubbish and being assured that no sparks of fire remained therein the brigade returned to station about ten minutes after the call had » béen answered.

BOMB OUTRAGE.

PROTEST AGAINST SACCO AND VANZETTI'S CONVICTION.

Paris, July 20. The Nice police are of the opinion that the bomb outrage at the American Consulate was de- signed as a protest against the conviction of Saeco and Vanzetti.

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Werk on the proposed pipe was then begun, but in April, Mr. Li received a letter from the P.W.D. stating that if a fine of $50 was paid the work might be carried on under certain conditions. Mr. Li at the time questioned the P.W.D.8 right to inflict a fine.

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Mr. W. E. Hollands, who was prosecuting, snid that no official

than in permission was granted to Mr. Li attention much sooner by the P.W.D. and the fine was in April, four months after the plans dicted because the work was car-were submitted and the applica-

tion made. ried out without a permit

Mr. Hall suggested that it was "grossly unfair" for the P.W.D. to act as magistrates over Mr. Li. He contended that-if the P.W.D. objected to the laying of the pipes 'they should have drawn Mr. Li's

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has been approved by Kinkade, an expert of the Wright Aaronauti- cal Company, Balchen and Kid- kade will fly to Norway, where the plane will be disriantled and shipped to America. Should it arrive by September 1. extensive Mr. Lindsell adjourned the case flying will be done in the Antare until Monday noon and informed tie this year, but Commander Byrd- Mr.. Hollands that he would like anticipates that two or three years an answer to "the question as to will elapse before the light to the attempted.- why nothing was done about the pole plans for four months,

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