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Artificial Wreaths

We have just received

a shipment of Artificial "wreaths encased

glass.

In

C, E. WARREN & Co., Ltd.

CHINA BUILDING,

The

Hongkong Telegraph

TEL. C. 269.

FOUNDED 100 ŁAŁA WEDNESDAY.

22,231

TWO WEST RIVER DISASTERS.

CROWDED TOWBOAT SUNK

BY MINE.

PIRATES ATTACK A PASSENGER VESSEL.

A PETROLEUM WAR THREATENED."

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For Your

JACKS

and and

other

auto

accessories

and parts, come to:-

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Telephone Central. 1246 or 1347. 35, Wong Nei Chung Road. Happy Valley.

BRITISH POLICY AT NANKING DEMANDS ON JAPAN.

GENEVA.

GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

MARINE COURT ARGUMENT.

U S. BETTER INFORMED.. PURCHASE OF SOVIET "OIL."

At the Marine Court this morn- New York, July 26. ing, before Lieut.-Commar. G. F.

Londou, July 26. In the House of Commons, Mr. The statement of Sir Henri Hole, interesting points

Winston Churchill said that it Deterding through his New York Taleed in comexion with a case would probably be necessary for involving the value of a passenger the Government to make a state- representative has added fuel to cortificate issued by the Chinesement on the Geneva naval policy the controversy among the oll com-authorities.

Mr. Hock Guan Hong, of 138 before the House rosc. panies in connexion with "Red"

He agreed with a suggestion by Wing Lok Street, and Captain oil There have been differences Madsen, owner and master of the Mr. J. R. Clynes that it would be OVER 160 LIVES ARE LOST between the Standard Oll group 5.5. Tai Fook-sing, respectively, more convenient to make a state were charged under Section 10 of ment to-morrow than on Thursday, companies regarding the attitude Ordinance 10 of 1899 with allow-but that perhaps would be impos towards Soviet Russia, whose oiling the vessel to arrive in the sible-Reiter. the Standard Oil Company of New waters of the Colony, from Saigon Soviet recognises the rights of passengers Jersey refuses to use until the on July 22, with more than 12 on board, shb, not On the other having complied with the Ordin- private property."

In addition to the disaster in the typhoon, which we reported 4 yesterday, when more than 150 people lost their lives, the Weat River has been the scene of two further mishaps, involving a large

number of deaths.

A crowded towhont, travelling between one of the river-side villages and Canton, struck a mine which had been laid as part of a piratical measure, and sank, with a heavy loss of life. Many of the passengers were saved, but it is estimated that fully

100 were drowned.

In the other case, pirates attacked a passenger vessel, which Bred back at the marauders and made all haste to get away. The rough weather and high speed caused the vanel to list heavily thus throwing a number of passengers overboard, and they were

drowned.

The ship later ran aground, and became an easy prey for the pirates, who boarded her and took most of the remaining people on apard prisoners. Others, in order to escape the raiders, jumped overboard, and in nearly all cages were drowned.

MANY DROWNED WHILE FLEEING.

persons

Canton, July 26. vessel resulted in it turning over, There were two ofher disastrous sharply.

Several Incidents on the West River dur-

were thus ing the recent typhoon besides the thrown into the river. capsizing of the Kongmoon' boat, This was followed by the ship reported yesterday.

going aground. The pirates then Early yesterday morning, the boarded the boat without difficulty, Canton-Talleung towboat, Man and many passengers who jumped, Shing Shun, on her way frn the overboard to escape being taken village to Canton, collided with a prisoner,

subsequently mine which had been laid by the drowned.

Others remaining in the vessel pirates near Tip Shek, Namhol district. The vessel was sunk were captured by the pirates. almost immediately, and owing to Only a few could escape to safety,

far as

can be learned.

wore

the storm which was in progress, 50. relief work was very difficult. - Nam Chua Pan.

A naval gunboat appeared on the

scene later, and succeeded in

rescuing about 50 passengers.

the

Boat Overturned.

Canton-Koonshan

beach.

gone.

JUNK OVERTURNS.

But No Lives Lost.

hand the Standard Oil Company auce in respect of a certificate of of New York and the Vacuum Oil survey

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the Company have made contracts to purchase oil from Russia. This defence, the cases being taken palley Sir Henry Deterding's state-

simultaneously.

ment vigorously attacks, declaring the offence on which the charge The maximum ne laid down for it against the interests of hu-was raised is $100 for each pae manity, trade and honesty.

Carried. The samo and master

the were in 2 саве, on

The

A Postponement.

London, July 28. First "Lord' of the Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, and Lord Cecil, the chief British delegates to the naval limitations conference, who were to have re- turned to, Geneva to-day, have the completion of consideration by postponed their departure pending the Cabinet of the issues raised senger go

by the various proposals before The New York Times sçes be- owner

the conference. hind the statement a possible defendants

The third British delegate, threat of the Royal Dutch Petro- July 4, when passengers were leum Company to invade Americarried out of Hongkong, and in Admiral Sir Frederick Field, who can territory in Europe and the this case, fines amounting to 42,- was forced to remain at Geneva awing to illness, travelled to A. retaliation.750 were inflicted. Far East As

In the case this morning, both London yesterday, and was at once between the Standard Oll group of in opening, Mr. Lo stated that t

The statement of Sir Henry defendants pleaded not guilty, and rushed to Chatham Naval Hospi- policy Sir Henry Deterding's state- he was not denying the facts of

The paper further declares that the case, namely that there were Chief of the Naval Staff, will take the visit of Mr. Walter Teagle, the more than 12 passengers on his place at Geneva. President of the Standard Oil board. These details were undis- In the House of Commons Company of New Jersey, who is puted, and it was therefore un-to-day, the Chancellor of the due in England to-day, is aimed necessary to hear the complainant, Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, certain stated that It was the intention of at averting such action, which but he wished to make would probably mean a break in submissions on points of law, the Government that a statement the cordial relations of his com- and based his

013 these should be made on the naval con- ference either to-morrow or on pany with the Royal Dutch and alone.

Thursday. Shell group.

Sir Henry Deterding, interview- ed in London by the Evening Stan- dard, declared that he did not know of the purpose of Mr. Teagle's visit.

Reuters American Service.

LOCAL FIRM TO BE WOUND UP.

ACTION AGAINST DAVIS

AND CO., LTD.'

сазе

-

vour to smuggle passengers into or to evade authority

Rear-Admiral Pound, "Assistant

LONDON,

of

TO VISIT THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

press organisations.

A STRONGLY-WORDED NOTE PRESENTED.

FENG'S

DRAMATIC CAPTURE OF HSUCHOW CONFIRMED.

QUESTIONS IN

COMMONS.

The Nanking Government has made strong demands upon the % Japanese Government in connexion with a Yangtaze incident which took place last month, when a Japanese vessel, the Nanyang Maru, caused the drowning of a Chinese General and three others. The demands include punishment of those concerned, payment of heavy compensation, observance of a memorial service and a written apology. These demands are termed "the minimum.”

Several questions were asked in the House of Commons yesterday relating to China, perhaps the most interesting relating to the possibility of pensions for the relatives of troops who might die whilst in China from 'sickness.

**

There is confirmation of earlier telegrams that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, on behalf of the Southerners, has re-captured Hsachow and has driven the Northerners, back, and also that M. Borodin is conducting negotiations with Feng

In connexion with the last-named matter, it is 'Interesting to learn that the Commander at Kiukiang has effacted a reconcillation with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and that there is less likelihood of immediate fighting between Hankow and Nanking.

COST OF BULLION TRANSFERENCE.

other

Hankow.-

BORODIN AND FENG.

Negotiations Reported.

On the instructions of General

to those who were drowned..

mander, Mr. C. C. Chong has been Further, the Japanese, Consul arrested, it is believed for poli- has to send in written apology tical reasons.-Naval Wireless.

guaranteee that such an incident will not again occur, .

...

The Commissioner points out Occupy Chinklang Concession that the foregoing constitute the

Chinking, July 26. minimum demands, and expresses

According to reports received the belief that Japan will find it here, the Northern troops have possible to accept them in their pushed on as far as Tsing Kinng entirety-Reuter.

Pu, and with the exception of the Commissioner's house troops, have taken us their quarters In Cus- toms' property.

DEFENCE FORCE DEATHS.

It is further stated that Marshal Shanghai, July 26. Had 188 Passengers.

Arising out of an incident at Chiang is expected to arrive here American Misrepresentation.

Nanking on June 19, when General on July 30, and that many of his In reply to questions by his

Nothing is known in official Tang Tal-chun, a special envoy to supports are already here.

Further detachments of soldiers Worship, the defence admitted the

a news-Yunnan, and others were drowned, number of passengers on board quarters in London of as 138, and that the ship held no paper report that the British the Chinese allege through the have arrived from Hongkong license.

Ambassador at Washington has negligence of the Nanyang Maru, Noval Wireless. The prosecution admitted that lodged a protest with the United the Commissioner for Foreign the Tai Fook Sing was a Chin-States Government against the Affairs at Nanking has handed to ese vessel registered at Canton, misrepresentation of the British the Japanese Consul four demands, and running under the Chinese proposals for naval disarmament, for the punishment of the captain and misquotations oficial and responsible officers of the flag.

Hankow, July 26. Mr. Lo, addressing the Court, statements on the subject, which Nanyang Maru; for compensation

Negotiations between M. Boro-.. said that there was no desire on have appeared in United States of $70,000 for Gen. Tang Tal-chun, din, and General Feng Yu-hsiang

$3,000 each for three the part of the owners to put any newspapers,

are reported to be taking place, It indeed appears from more Chinese drownod, and $500 each it being stated that the forme blame on the Captain for any

Ge-recent press telegrams that the for five Chinese rescued; and that has sent a representative to re- breach of the law that had

was aime of the British naval policy the shipping company and the queat an interview. An application was made by Mr. curred. The master's view C. G. Alabaster in the Supreme that a Chinese ship coming into are beginning to be more fairly steamer shall half-mast their flags The other passengers on the

Court, this morning, for the wind- the harbour with passengers did dealt with in the United States on the day of the memorial service Li Ping-shan, the Garrison Com towboat, estimated to numberThe master of an oyster junking up of Messrs. Davis and Co. not require a Hongkong certif British Wirelesa. about 100, are believed to have reports that on Monday morning, Ltd., of Queen's Building, Hong- cate. There had been no endea either been drowned or killed during the typhoon weather, the kong. during the explosion of the mine. heavy squalls upset his junk, which Mr. Alabaster said the petition the Colony. The master would go AMERICAN EDITORS IN to the Nanking Government, and TROOPS CONCENTRATE.

was then of Sai Kong.

was made on the ground that the into the box if necessary, and a Fortunately for the master and company Was unable to pay its Chinese passenger. certificate The other disaster occurred to his fokis, the junk was overturned debts. It was incorporated in 1918, would also be produced.

towbant, quite near the shore and everybody with a registered office in Queen's

Section B of the Ordinance was Hop Kee, which was also coming managed to awim safely on to the Building. It had a nominal capital cited, which lays down that a of £300,000 of which £208,700 was certificate of equivalent value" to Canton from the village.

The junk had on board one can, paid up. It was established to take would be accepted as a legal re- Yesterday morning, when the

non, two muskets, fifty rounds of over the previous business na a

quisite, but his Worship interject-

London, July 26. towboat was near Sam Shan, she winchester ammunition and 100 going concern.

A party of 25 editors of Ameri- was attacked by a gang of pirates, rounds of shotgun ammunition,

On October 30, a petitioning cre-ed that this was a point which was

regulated by Orders in Council.

can newspapers have arrived in Those on the boat replied by firing which all went to the bottom when ditor obtained judgment for Mr. Lo continued that the case of London. her armament, and made full the boat capsized.

$26,474.00 and costs of $242.75. the Tai Fook Sing was not an is- Beside the arms and ammunition The execution was issued and re-olated one and that it was within during which they will be enter- They will remain here a week, speed with the hope of escaping

A Question. As To Pensions. General Ho Ying-ching, en route, from Nanking to Shanghai, has. from the pirate area.

lost the master has reported to the turned unsatisfied. A severe storm was going on police that his licenses were also

London," July 26. passed through, and a report has No notice of any intention to the knowledge of the master that tained by väridus newspapers and| then, and the rapid sailing of the

the effect that Replying questions in the been received to oppose the winding-up petition had such hapenings. were general, 'been received up to six o'clock last A French Certificate,

On Thursday they will be re-House of Commons, Captain H. D. General Wang Peh-sing will reach night.

ceived by Sir Austen Chamber-King said that hitherto there had here to-day. The petition was verified by peti-

The vessel had previously unaln at the Foreign Offce.been twelve deaths among the Men of the 58th, regiment, tioner's affidavit and by an affidavit from Canton to Saigon without British Wireless.

British and two deaths among the controlled directly by General Ho Later, a of service. Mr. Alabaster proved calling at Hongkong.

Indian troops in the Chinese De- Yin-ching, are in occupation of the service by reading the affidavit Hongkong passenger certificate

fence Force. Eight were due to concession, and the ninth trans- stating that the document was left had been obtained, but this ex-

London, July 26, illness, and the rest to accidenta port has now arrived in harbour. at the premises with a clerk. pired in September last. On a re-

Later. Anglo-American differences at or wounds. He would ask Lord His Honour, Mr. Justice Wood. cent visit to Saigon, the French

There is a big concentration of granted a winding-up order and authorities had overhauled the Geneva were touched upon by Birkenhead whether a pension was

ship and issued a certificate, which Lord Birkenhead at a dinner given being granted, in any of the troops here, who have occupied. all buildings at both the conces- At the Kowloor. Magistracy this

Mr. Alabaster said that the might be considered as equivalent to the party of American Editors Indian casco. Official Receiver would automatic to a survey certificate, but it was visiting Britain,

Replying to a question as to sion and the Consulate. Efforts morning, 21 employees of a 'recent-

ally become liquidator.

only valid by the terms of issuo Addressing them, he declared ly-established laundry claimed

until the ship's next visit to Hong- that regardless of whether in the whether cases of fever, pheumonia, are being made to communicate

evolutionary history of a great et cetera, were regarded as pen- with the responsible authorities. wages, amounting to slightly over

Mr. Lo submitted that had the world Empire we had always been sionable, Capt. King said that Naval Wireless. $400, from a young Portuguese Anmod Mr. Noronha, of No. 17, 112,000, being the largest single NORTH POINT BEACH, ship not called at Hongkong, she right or always been wrong, that depended on the result of an

would still be allowed to carry pas- Empire was there to-day and we enquiry in each case. sengers without "danger." The were its trustees. Yet there was unable to give a general under- DAMAGED BY TYPHOON. Captain had unwittingly committed no country of the world in a comi-taking-Reuter. The defendant had stated, on

a breach of the law, and the case parable position with Britain This brings the total expendi- admitting that the various sums

Monday morning's blow has might be met with a caution or at which had material for only seven claimed by the complainants wero ture of the department on war pen-done considerable damage to the lenst a small fine.

weeks subsistence, of its popula Discussion followed the tion. "When I think of what that Feng in Occupation. due to them, that the laundry was slons, since 1914, to £786,000,000 North Point Bathing Beach which, started at the end of May, but

Nanking, July 26. owing to the Military withhold which is greater, by nearly 20 per we understand, will be closed for clauses of the Ordinance with re-means. to India and to these gard to certain exemptions for islands if we are inadequately pro- ten days.

According to latest reports, the According to a Nanking report: ing over $100 for clothes washed cent, than the whole national debt Little damage has been done to foreign ships. It was pointed vided-I do not care for those for the soldiers of the Shanshulan it stood at the outbreak of he the mutsheds, but the strong wind out to his Worship that "Saigon sighting vessels but merely for the Northerners have been driven Marshal Chiang is anxious to po Camp, the concern had ceased.

and abnormally high tide of Mon-was a quarantined port; and all class of cruiser that ministers to from Heuchow by General Feng have another conference with day morning resulted in the almost passengers on all ships were the sustentation of the vital Yu-hsiang. Naval Wireless.

Health arteries of the nation-that and complete destruction of the en-examined by the Port

The numbers examined that alone is. what concerne me closus boom which was deposited, Officer. Lord Leigh's four Shakespeare in ben pieces, on the concrete were officially recorded, and there and my colleagues-Router. clients at Shamshulpo had accused Folios were sold at Mesare. frontage upon which the matsheds could be no recognised attempt it the laundry of losing a number of Sotheby's last month. It is very are bullt.

evasion, for theso official records The pier suffered but little, but were in the hands of authority. their garments and had refused rare that the four folica Issued in payment on that ground.

1023, 1682, 1664, and 1685 come the small matshed pavillons erect After hearing the facts of the up for sala. In one collection. cd for the convenience of specta case, his Worship awarded the They were offered In one lot and tors were completely wrecked. complainants their respective were bought by Mr. Gabriel Walls, A gang of workmen have since been effecting the necessary TO- of New York, for £6,000.

pairs.

WAGES OF LAUNDRY EMPLOYEES.

SUCCESSFUL CLAIM BEFORE MAGISTRATE.

Granville Road.

THE BRITISH WAR PENSIONS.

ALREADY EXCEED OLD NATIONAL DEBT.

London, July 26, The cast of war pensions, and their administration during the current year, will amount to £61,-

vote of any public department which comes before Parliament.

to function, and was in no posi-war-British Wireless.

tion to pay wages of the employees.

When questioned by the Magis-

trate, the deferdant sald that the

claims..

costs.

i

kong.

on

After a recent case, where the same defendants were heavily fined for a breach in respect of (Continued on Page 14.).

Britain's Naval Problem.

TO-DAY.

"Dollars on demand 1/11.15/16

Lighting-up

-7.08.p.m.

Ho was

HSUCHOW'S FALL.

KIUKIANG SETTLEMENT.

Chiang Shortly Duç,

Kiuklang, July 26. A reconciliation between Mar shal Chiang Kai-shek and General Chow Pel-teh, the latter being in command at Klukiang, is reported.

CHIANG AND FENG.

Another, Interview Wanted.

Shanghal, July 27. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and, General Ho Yul-cho arrived at Pengpu yesterday, on their way to the front to direct military opera-“ tlons.

General Feng Yu-helang to dis .cuss the northern expedition plabs.

The Fengtlenites are reported to have" evacuated Chengting in or der to concentrate their defence Ine in Paoting. Chengting was subsequently occupied by the Shanal troops without bloodshed.

Nam Chung Fao.

"(Continued" on Page 14.)