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Artificial Wreaths

We have just received shipment of Artificial. wreaths oncased in glace.

C. E. WARREN & Co. Ltd.

CHINA BUILDING.

TEL. C. 209.

PRICE OF A TUG.

TUG & LIGHTER CÓ.

CRITICISED.

SHAREHOLDER'S OUTBURST AT MEETING.

TERMED A DISGRACE.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

* 五拜禮號二十月七英港香

NO. 23,227

COMMERCIAL RADIO

TO MANILA. *.

SERVICE TO BE STARTED

TO-MORROW.

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.

C. N. C. ISSUES.

MEN IN ANOMALOUS POSITION.

FRIDAY, JULY

22, 1927.

日四十月六

$35 PER ANNUM

SINGLÁM DOPY 10 OENTE

SOLVIKEN'S MASTER

SUCCUMBS.

DIES OF HIS WOUNDS IN HOSPITAL

TSINGTAO LIES.

FALSE TALE OF U. S. LANDING

JAPAN ALSO "INVOLVED:""

Tsingtao, July 11.

PRICE QUALITY, AND PERFORMANCE.

That's where the Hudson Car leads all others, has led for the past years, and has now taken an added spurt to the buyers' advantage. The average automobila buyer. who wants a substantial car feels kindly toward any manufacturer who shows a disposition, to give the buyer the benefit of saving in overhead: |--

Latest Model 7-passenger Hudson Touring complete with cowl lamps, and five 33 16:00 Balloon Tyres on 21 wire Wheels...G$1.600

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone" ContYNI 124702 1247, «

Happy Valley.

34, Wong Nei Cheng Rend.

PRICE" OF PETROL REDUCED.

A SUBSTANTIAL “CUT" ANNOUNCED,

OVER-PRODUCTION EFFECT.

Although there. has been no formal public announcement of the fact, the local price of gasoline

CANNOT TAKE NEW POSTS.

An extraordinary attitude has Of much interest not only to the been taken up by the China Navi- commercial community of the gation Company, according to one Colony but to all who look to the of the officers who received notics shot him down on his own bridge the truth about Tsingtao" or any has been reduced here since the

FENG DECIDES.

CO-OPERATING WITH GOS NANKING.

HANKOW TROOPS ENTRENCH FAT KIUKIANG.

CHINKIANG OUTRAGE.

Nanking, July 21.

A large part of the railway

A VICTIM OF PIRATES.

A victim of the Blas Bay pirate

It would be a courageous seribo gang which attacked his ship and indeed who would undertake to "tell

The annual meeting of the future development of wireless of dismissal from the Company's deck. Captain Rickard Jentoft, the other place in Chins at the present Hongkong Tug and Lighter Com-telegraphy here, is the announce service on the grounds of refusal master of the Norwegian s.s. time.. but even a visitor can con- 18th inst. by $1.05. per unit of ten pany, Limited, held at the office of ment we are able to make to-day of duty, and, who on applying to Solviken, died of his wounds at the tradict practically everything that gallons, bringing the retail price ched at Hsinkwan was destroyed Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co., of a new short-wave commercial be signed off the articles," was in. French Hospital at 1:30 this has appeared in the Shanghai of spirit down from 90 cents per by the explosion and subsequent

papers in reference to the "fall of gallon to 80 cents per gallon. the general managers, this morn-wireless service which will be open formed that Messrs. Butterfield tion was performed by Dr. Pfister sntional

morning, although a difficult opera- Tsingtao." For in the more sen Confirmation of the above was fire on Wednesday. Two trucks ing, was characterised by criticism ed to-morrow between Hongkong and Swire did not propose to re- in a last effort to save his life....

(And Pro-Nationalist received by the Telegraph to-day containing munitions and others papers) we have seen huge head-on making enquiries, and we learn containing petrol were destroyed, lovelled at the company by Capt. and the Philippines.

lease him.

Whether Captain Jentoft' made lines. announcing "Nationalists that the price reduction affects all A. W. Best, a shareholder.

In response to enquiries we The officers are placed in the any real show of resistance when Seize Tsingtao," and even in the brands, the local offices having re- several hours.

a fierce conflagration lasting for short-wave Mr. R. G. Shewan presided, and learn that this new

anemalous position that, while he was awakened at dawn

on more sober ones announcements of ceived instructions to take this

Officials of the Nanking Govern said: Owing to the depression in service will be operated between technically out of employment, Wednesday to find his vessel in the landing of 500 American step from their home organisa- business caused by circumstances the Government here (all the work they cannot seek another appoint the control of pirates, will never marines. These statements can be tions no

be known exactly, but several denied in toto at the present mo beyond our control, with which of transmission and reception be-

ment. These recent develop-

shots were heard, and he fell with mant, but it may be of some inter- you are all familiar, the result for ing carried on at the Post Office ments of the CN.C. dispute are to the 12 months working is a loss building) and the Radio Corpora-be discussed at a meeting of the three bullets in his body, the most est to trace out their origin. of $23,668.20 without, however, tion of the Philippines, which has local branches of the Guilds this one through the stomach which at the town of Chengyang, some

serious wound being, inflicted by

There is for was) a General Chen providing for depreciation.

its own station in Manlia. Fur-evening, and it seems likely that passed into his, spine.

26 miles up the railway who staged We have done all that we could ther, we learn that the rates to be the majority of the men will con-

charged are alightly less than tinue to hold out.

The Second Officer was lying a premature "go over.", in the way of economy and cutting those at present in force for cable"

The Chin wounded At the Guild office this morning, time, but though he made an ef- he received a message from Feng on the bridge at the ese press and rumour have it that down our expenses consistent with messages, and this new service keeping our fleet in a proper state should, therefore, be of much use we were informed that there was fort to do so, he was prevented Yu-hsiang asking him to turn over of efficiency, but of course, while fulness to Hongkong's

nothing to communicate. and from, going his captain's asals to the latter, and Chen brought the the present condition of trade.

matter to his staff, recommending lasts, our running expenses must cial community as providing an al- Messrs. Butterfield and Swire de-tance.

When the Solviken arrived in that they should do so. All agreed ternative and cheep telegraphic clined to make any statement. be disproportionate to our earn-

It is understood that the ves- the Colony yesterday morning, but one who turned informer, and ings. As to the prospects of a service" with the Philippines.

The Electrical Department ofsels anchored at Kowloon Bay Captain Jentoft was immediately before Chen's plans could be matur, settlement of the present political the P.W.D., through its Radio Sub- are being removed to safe typhoon carried down to a waiting launched his tranchery had been reported situation in China and a return to

on a stretcher, still conscious, in to Sun Chuan-fang who took a normal state of trade, you are Department, has carried out the anchorages by officers who have

spite of a considerable loss of prompt steps. Ghen evidently ex as well able to judge as 1, but it work which will make the service accepted the Company's terms.

blood. He was conveyed at once pected support of a material nature must be admitted that the pron-possible, and messages will be re-

to the French Hospital, where the from the south across country from pects at present seem very gloomy. celved and sent from the Post

The attitude taken by the Com-best medical skill was enlisted, un- Haichow or Hsuehowfu, but as such Ofee building, a "remote control”·

fortunately without avall.. operating the transmitter at Cape pany in regard to signing officers D'Aguilar.

off the articles, makes interest- ing the letter of dismissal receiv- ed by the officers, which was couched in the following terms:

"Doar Sir,

One Vessel Seized.

commer-

In spite of everything, however, we feel that there is a real de-

Support Needed. mand for such a Company as ours" and that in ordinary times, our This is the first official short cargo boats and tugs would find wave length service started hore steady and profitable employment. and the opening of the Hongkong- The rates we obtain are profitable, Philippine service marks a very and we only require a larger valuable expansion as regards volume of business to make a fair return on our capital. We have not let our property run down, and both tugs and lightors are in good repair.

I regret to say that one of our cargoboats, which was chartered

wireless telegraphy in this Colony, It only remains for the commercial and general public to make use of the service to an extent which will justify its inauguration.

We understand that the list of official charges will be made pub-

by a Chinese Company for work lie in to-day's Government Gazette

on the West River, has been which will be circulated to-mor- seized by the Chinese Authorities row.

.at Dosing owing to opium having been discovered on board. The matter is in the hands of the British Consul,

and, when settled, we shall have to fall back on the Chinese Chur- terers for any losses we have suf fered.

During the year we sold one of our small tugs at approximately cost price, which gave us a small profit on her book value.

I much regret that we have not

a better statement to lay before

you, but the times are abnormal,

and we cannot do better while the demand for our service is so res tricted.

I now beg to propose that the

report and accounts as presented

be adopted and passed, and when

this has been seconded I shall be pleased to answer any questiona from shareholders,

Information Wanted. Mr. C. P. Marcel seconded, and the resolution was carried.

Capt. A. W. Best rose when the

Letter of Dismissal.

41

We regret that consequent your refusal of duty your employ- mont with the company has torm- inated.

now

"The company have given you, full opportunity to consider the position and from

onward vessels will be run with officers who are now in their service,"to- gether with others whom they may engage. Vessels which cannot be run will be laid up.

the deceased captain's relatives.

uch ympathy will be felt with

THE SLAUGHTER OF NICARAGUANS.

LIBERAL LEADER BLAMES

REBEL CHIEF.

failed to materialize, he was unable to stand. He is reported to have. fled by some, by others to have been behended but at any rate he has af- parently faded out of the picture.

American Motor Ships.

ment state that Marshal Feng Fu-

the United States is believed to be co-operation with the Nanking Over production of petroleum in hsiang has definitely declared his

gasoline prices is quite frequent vicinity of Nanking in view of the the reason for the reduction in the party, and that the area of oporn- price of gasoline. Fluctuation in tions will probably be in the but so great a change.as $1.05 a threat of the Hankowites now at case is unusual. It is understood Kitkinng-Naval Wireless.

made since 1921. that the reduction is the greatest

SOLDIERS DROWNED.

Capaizing of a Junk.

Kiukiang, July 21

The retail prices for Shell Motor Spirit are now as follows: Per case. (containing two

tints)...

$7.35

An officer and twenty soldiers Per two tins (without the

were drowned yesterday when the case)

.$7:20 junk in which they were travell Per Imperial gullonin

ing down river capsized. Large bulk

80 numbers of troops are arrivlag from Hankow in river craft, and it is rumoured that they have be- gun to dig trenches round the outskirts of Kluklang-Naval Wireless, FOREIGN HOUSES OCCUPIED.

A Treaty Breach at Chinking.

SHANGHAI'S PARTY TO THE TROOPS.

DURHAMS AND GLOUCESTERS

ENTERTAINED.

On

Sunday

Shanghal, July 21. There is nothing to report and excepting the occupation of for- eign promises in Chinking, the Yangtsze is quiet-Naval Wire- iesa,

Chinklang July 21.... Shanghai, gave the Durhams The story of the landing of the American murines is as folows: On and Gloucesters a great time at Treaty rights have been again the night of July 4, as a precau- a farewell celebration party held set at nought in Chinking as the tionary measure the S. S. Beaver on the racecourse

result of a large assemblage of was ordered to get up steam. It afternoon.

Nationalist troops in the city. should be explained that the Beaver Coconut shies, shooting gal | Foreign properties are being and Canopus are submarine parent leries, indeed all the fun of the again occupied and a protest has ships which have been anchored for fair, was introduced for their been lodged.-Naval Wirdess. Managua, July 21. a month or two in the quiet waters amusement, and they entered into General Moncada, the Liberal of the inner harbour, using only a the spirit of the show in a way "Any applications for return to lender, says that he lays the entire small amount of their boiler caph which left no doubt of their ap- the company's service will be con- responsibility for the slaughter of cities for auxiliary engines. It had preciation. sidered individually and in relathe Nicaraguans who attacked the been duly announced in the paper. tion to the circumstances at the United States Marines at Occtal that the Beaver was going out to time of such application.

on Sandino, who is reported to the outer harbour next day for Yours faithfully,

have fled to an inaccessible part of manoeuvres. In the meantime the country. BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE."

word of Chen's defection had been Moncada says that Sandino gave passed round and the Chinese as The Company's Intentions..

him a written promise to abide by usual got panicky, sending off their The intentions of the China the peace agreement drawn up familles and all their goods. Next Navigation Company consequent the United States representative morning not only the Beaver but upon the issue of dismissal and recently signed by Moncad, the Canopus and all their families notices, was disclosed to a" news- but the ink was ecarcely dry when submarines moved to the outer London, July 21. paper representative when in on Sandino started for the mountai sharbour, taking up a position just The foundation stone of the Interview, an official of the Shang-with a band of desperadoes and

off the front pior in plain sight Ypres Memorial School will be Inidhai office of Messrs. Butterfield & proceeded

The very fact of tu assassinate his and easy rench, by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer Swire stated that it had been denemies, and extort tribute from this.precautionary move, intended next Sunday, at Ypres, after the ciced to make the best use of the Liberal and Conservative alike Menin Gate Memorial has been un-resources available to the cem" Renter's American Service..

pany and to commence running veiled.

The school has been designed whatover ships were possible at

OLD ETONIANS WAR MEMORIAL.

SCHOOL AT YPRES TO BE

FOUNDED...

by Sir Reginald Blombeld, and the earliest opportunity, making

The sack races and three-legged races provided much amusement, fast times being recorded when heavy army boots found a loop- hole in the sacks provided. Over

thousand three

residents of Shanghai watched the proceedings from the Race Club standa.

In the evening an open-air con- cert was given for the benefit of the troops, and every number whe extremely well received.

SILVER FOR TIENTSIN.

Questioned in Parliament.

London, July 21. In the House of Commons, reply. ing to an enquiry by Mr. S. P. Viant as to whether the (Labour) Government approved the recent shipment of bullion by foreign banks in Shanghai to Tientsin, in British destroyers, Mr. G. Locker- explained that two British banks in Shanghai last week were refused permits by the Nanking authorities to ship silver to Tientsin, on the ground of there being an embargo.

to inspire confidence, has evidently MARINE COURT CASES. Lampson

had the opposite effect. It is true that short leave for all classes was cancelled for a few days but the "landing force" consisted of about

who came ashore simply to facilit-

will be erected to the memory of use of such officers as remained VICTIMS OF DOG BITES. a dozen orderlies and messengers. 342 old boys of Eton College, who on the ships, and of others, whose lost their lives in the, Ypres services might be obtained.

client.

chairman asked if shareholders BRITAIN AND GENEVA

wished to ask questions, and said he saw by the report that a tug

had been sold. He would like to

know what it realised.'

PARLEY.

ate communications between the

HEAVY FINES FOR LYING

INSHORE.

At the Marine Court this morn.

It was obvious that at the pre-A HOUSEBOY AND A METER Consulate and here: headquarters ing, before Lieut.-Commdr. G. F. sunt time at least only a propor- tion of the fleet could be put into operation, and such vessels as

The money for the erecting of the school has been entirely con- tributed by Etonians and their recould not be used would definite-. latives.-British Wireless.

y be laid up till opportunity came for their employment. It was proposed to bring back to Shang hai those vessels of the company the operation of which was based on Shanghai and which now were at Hongkong.

A definite decision had not been

TO-DAY.

now laid up at the outporta, but it was not improbable. In the London, July 21. event of the officers on the ships Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First rofusing to bring them here, that Lord of the Admiralty, who has the company would despatch The chairman: I don't think it is returned to London from Genova, sufficient staff from Shanghai to It was too was at the Admiralty to-day in bring the ships in Capt Best In the interests of consultation with naval experts. carly to state exactly what yes- the shareholders I should like to Sir Austen Chamberlain, the sela were likely to be put into ser- know the amount. I am a ship. Foreign Secretary, was also pre-vice, in this was a matter for master and I know a bit about sent.D

tareful consideration.. these things.

The chairman: I have just said A CABINET MEETING CALLED arrived at concerning the ships

that the tug was sold for a little over what it cost and gives us a small profit on her book value.

Capt. Best: Yes, but that does not give figures.

necessary.

The chairman: It was sold for

a little over what it cost.

Capt. Best: Well, why not state the cost?

The chairman: I am not sure that it is in the interests of the Company to do so.

Capt. Best. I don't know about the Company's interests. I am concerned with the shareholders' interests, and I want to know what it cost.

"Disgusting and Disgraceful.”

A Cabinet meeting has been summoned for to-morrow-British Wireless.

THE LATE KING OF RUMANIA.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE INS

LONDON.

London, July 21,"

NON-STOP FLIGHT

TO INDIA.

TIME.

READER,

A houseboy employed at No. 9. Felix Villas, has been bitten by a

with the fleet. The only Arms Hole, three masters and 15 mis those men wore were their auto-tresses of cargo boats were charge matics, and they were evidentlyed with lying inshore during dark bored by the necessity and after hours. Defendants in all cases two daya discarded them gladly.

pleaded guilty..

dog belonging to the occupants Yesterday full shore leave us His Worship in Inflicting fines of No. 8. The owner of the dog usual was granted and the sailors of $10, with the alternative of 10 reports that he had made two un-of American and British fleets cele-days' imprisonment In each case, succesful attempts to shoot the brated the same with apparent stated that these breaches of har animal, which is still at large. satisfaction. The only serious in hour regulations were becoming

A meter-reader employed by the convenience was the postponement much too frequent. Hongkong Electric Company has of the ball game fixed for last Sa- been sent to the Government Civil turday, and the 10 o'clock curfew Hospital after being bitten by a law. chow dog owned by u, man named Chow Fat, of the Hop Kes Dairy dog has Farm, Aberdeen. The been sent to Kennedy Town for observation,

of goods.. Also that they insured Rare Yarn About Japanese,

the same against loss. Strange to We wonder why the papers failed say, the Chincac people were the to get the real cock-and-bull story first to avail themselves of that op that was current here last week and purtunity." So while the National- is still believed by some. This was late in Shanghai ore shouting them- to the effect that Chang Tsung-elves red in the face over Japanese chang had hired Japanese troops aggression, their "tung pao" breth- CASES OF CHOLERA IN to take the front, line trenches at ren in the neighbouring capital are HONGKONG. Chengyang, that the Southerners confiding their goods to the keeping.

BOTH IMPORTED INFECTIONS.

abroad also.

The. treatics provided for the free insportation and exportation thereof, and the illegal prohibition involved the danger of a serious inancial criels at Tientsin, with disastrous results to British inter-. ests. The British Minister accord- ingly consulted the Commander-in- Chief, who gave instructions for the transport of silver by British warships.

The Minister reported that. 3,000,000 taels had accordingly been despatched to Weihaiwei by the destroyer flotilla for the banka, on July 20, and 500,000 trels had been shipped to the Yokohama Specie Bank at the same time, at the re- quest of the Japanese Minister. Reuter.

BRITAIN'S INTEREST.

Seeking China's. Goodwill,

Honolulu, July 21. The discussion on China's ex-

had attacked them with loss of 000 of these shume Japanese. It might termal problems was continaed yes and with 200 Japanese killed and he thought that the much-heralded terday behind closed doors, at the wounded. Men said to be reliable approach of the Nationalists from Institute of Pacific Relations, but declared they had seen the Japanese the south along the T.P.R. would three important papers have been wounded with which their military have filled the Shantungese with published.

In the frist Dr. Masato Sawe- hospital was filled. It was declared heavenly thrills of liberty, equality that the Japanese, aghast at the and fraternity, but unfortunately yanagi (Japan) is of the opinion The health report for yesterday encounter and its possible sfrects the acquisitive nature of these same that the Pacific is becoming the ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT ANY gives tivo casos of cholera, one on the general situation were keer Nationalists has been heralded "centre of the world," and that it British and one Chinese, both iming the matter secret and denying the Shantung sense of humour, nations bordering the Pacific to But we may rely on will eventually be necessary for the ported

it in toto.

which is the Keenest in all China, I recognise the natural right of Im- There was so a case of enteric

But in the meantime it was nd-Once they have in their possession migration, and one of poorperal fever, both Chinese.

mitted by the same men that the receipt for the properties In Mr. Walter Nass, the New Zea Japanese military forces had after Japanese godowns, guarded by land Labour leader, author of the this supposed encounter proceeded Japanese bayonets and machine second paper, declares that New. to Tainan, and that too without op guns these Shantungcss will so Zealand's problems are unemploy position.

Jomaly join the reat of China ment and land settlement.

Sir Frederick Whyte, former Pre- A lettor received from Tainan in thele denunciation of Japanese yesterday stated that the Japanese, ImperialismiIt's a great countrysident of the Indian Legislative with an eye to business had opened this.-N. C. D. Nords Correspon- Assembly, was the author of the

(Continued from Pags Li godowns in the city for the storing dent.de

-London; July 21. Sir Phillip Sassoon, the Under Secretary for the Air, stated that a further attempt to make a non-

The Duke of York will repre-stop flight to India might be made The chairman asked if any sent the King at a memorial abrany time when the Air Staff are other shareholders desired similar vice to the late King of Rumanfa, satisfied with certain tests yet to Information. Apparently. none to be held at the Greek Cathedral be carried out, and when meteoro- did, and the chairman, addressing in London on Saturday next logical conditions are favourable.

(Continued on Page 13.)

-British Wircless.

British Wireless,

TO-DAY.

Dollars on demand 1/11.15/16 Lighting-up

7.69 p.m.