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SEES "NO PATII TO TREAD.".
日四初月七 (tàgl
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號一月八英港香 MONDAY,
AUGUST 1.......... 1927.
CANTON FEARS.
PRO-HANKOW COUP
DECLINED "LIKE BUTTER
IN THE SUN."
ABERDEEN DOCTOR KIDNAPPED,
HELD A CAPTIVE FOR OVER FIVE MONTIIS.
PAID $1,200 RANSOM.
A Naval Wireless message re-
"After being kidnapped from ceived in Hongkong to-ilny in-
Aberdeen a Chinese doctor named dicates that there has been a re-Chan Lal-chun paid $1,200, and
in
The latest incident reported ac-
napper.
year.
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BOXING "BRUTAL."
LONDON CONTEST
"DEBAUCH,"
of
SIR HALL CAINE'S VIEWS. MORE PEACE TALK.
GETS THREE MONTHS. TRADE UNPROTECTED.
A dramatic letter from Sir, Hall. Cant -July 30. M. Chicherin, the Soviet Foreign
Mr. Justice Hill and a special
"You were in a position of trust. Calne, protesting against "the Minister, in an interview with a
There is unxichèbere at the rá.
com coup by the jury in the Probate Court, London. You deliberately used your posi-"debauch of brutality" of the Daily Express corespondent in ports of a
last month, entered upon the tion to rob," said Mr. Lindsell Walker-Milligan fight, appears in Moscow, summarised. his view of Hankow parts, whereby they are:
of the the Daily Express of mail week. currence of mob incidents.
two taels of Macao oplum for his Anglo-Russian relations in the to regain control of the city. It fourth day's hearing of the dispute this morning to a fckl Hankow and it is presumed "that!
release and was allowed to return words: "I see no path on which to is said that a committee, consist concerning a will by which Mr. caretaker of the matsheds at Re- The text is as follows:
John Robert Cooke,, builder pulse Bay whom he convicted of Sir, In the light of the vivid Communist agitators, after being
to the Colony. Since his re- trend."
every time our Government tries ing of ex-Commissioners and sev- Broughton, Astley, Leicestershire, attempting to steal money from and terrible story, told with
eral military commanders, and Chinese, named little in the limelight of late, have
almost crusl nakedness by your turn, another
who died last September at the your headed by Mr. Sun Fo. has already
a wallet belonging to Senior contributor, Mr. Hannen Swaffer, again succeeded in working a mob Leung Bing, has been arrested and to improve relations with
age of 68 and left the whole of up to a frenzy and provoking and identified by Dr. Chan as his kid- country, he said, your people cry been appointed for the purpose.
his 15,000 estate to a former ber-Revenue Officer, Mr. George Watt. of "the ten rounds of man "Cease propaganda." Always pro- One of the plans of campaign vant Miss Violet Ward. attack on the police.
Evidence was given by Mr. T. M. slaughter," which took place last curred on Friday night, ricksha Major C. Willson at the Central make propaganda. Our diploma- by means of outside, agents as through her father as
Leung Bing was charged before Paganda, propaganda, propaganda.
The Soviet Government does not is to stir up strife in Kwangtung,
Miss Ward, who, in 20, sought Hazelrigg, Assistant Crown Soli-night in the Sght between two young boys in London in the coolies, inflamed by the agitators. Magistracy this morning with kid-te couriers do not transport Com-well as internal propagandists. guardian to propound a will dated citor, to the effect that from an presence of some thousands coming late conflict with the napping Dr. Chan from Aplichau, munist party propaganda, Since NORTHERN ATTACK BEGINS, January 23, 1926. The will is adjacent matshed he saw defon-Dersons who, of their own free police. The latter were unable to Aberdeen, on November 19th last the Genon Conference it has never
opposed by the widow, Mrs. dant jump out from the window will, went out to witness it, is it control the mob and it was neces
Detective Sergt. Carey is happened.
not time that some man who can Harriet Sophin Cooke (through sary to call Chinese troops into in charge of the case, and this
To Concentrato Against Feng,
her guardian, as she is in an of Mr. Watt's shed, having ap. speak with the authority of the action."
morning he applied for a week's
Shangbui, July 31. naylam), and Mrs. Catherine Mary parently been interrupted by the public conscience should call The troops opened fire on the formal remand which was granted.
The Northerners are starting a Buxton, a daughter. They allege return of two ladies from the halt to such orgies of savage, It appears that Dr. Chuan, who is
general attack against the army that it was not properly executed, bathing beach. mob and succeeded in dispersing them after four ricksha coelies a well known practitioner in the
Banknotes were corrupt, and degrading had been shot dead and about Aberdeen district, was lured on to
Feng Yu-hsiung in Honan. The and that Mr. Cooke was of unfound strewn on a bench inside humanity. Fengtien army will attack Feng sourd testamentary capacity. the shed, while others. wäre left I am not that man, but with all twenty ethers injured. The maba junk lying in the harbour on the
from the North, while Marshals They also assert that Miss Ward half-in the wallet. The affair my heart and soul I call for him. was apparently in the precincts pretext that a alek person on board
Chang Tsung-chang and Sun used undue influence, which she occurred on Saturday afternoon. I call not for a bishop or a priest, of the ex-British Concession and needed his services. When the A. Chicherin replied: The first Ohuan-fang's will make a joint at dented. no doubt this was their objective.junk was reached, the defendant time I came up against Great Bri-tack through the Lunghai railway,
"Had you not boen interrupted," who has no love of honest sport, The Garrison Commander, how who was with him, produced a tain was in January 1918. It was the eastern section of which has the deceased, continued
Mrs. Buxton, the daughter of said His Worship to the defen- even if it is perilous sport, nor yot
mer Concession with troops and Dr. Chan. Dr. Chan was taken, to Leningrad as it is now--and I was!
got away with $50," Three has no knowledge of the art of lenging the testamentary capacity months' hard labour." prevented the mob from entering Chinese village on the const adjutant to Trotsky. For some General Feng Yu-hslang arrived of her late father. She was cross- The message makes no reference where he was kept a prisoner from reason we could not get our tea
length by Mr. to any casualties suffered by the November until March of this from China, and I went to see the at Chengchow last Friday after-examined at police or troops.
year, by which time he had com- secretary of the Chinese Legation noon from Kaifeng. On the same Bayford, K.C., counsel for the evening he held a military confer young woman who claims the municated with his relatives and about it. obtained the money necessary for He informed me that the Brit-ence there, at which military plans estate. his release. He was sent to sh Government had instructed against Shantung and "Chihli were Macao from which place he salled China not to allow us to have tea. decided upon.
Great Britain wanted Russia and for Hongkong.
China to be or bad terms.
May. I put a frank question to you? I asked (writes the ear- respondent). In my country they believe that Russia is trying to undermine and destroy the Britiah Empire. It is believed, too, that you, personally, your Excellency, are an enemy of my people.
her
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in-
ever, lined the border of the for revolver with which he threatened in St. Petersburg, as it avas then-been captured by the Shantung evidence for the defence, chal. dant, "you probably would have for a layman, who, like myself,
THE NAVAL PARLEY SESSION.
A NEW AMERICAN
DECLARATION.
Geneva, July 31. The plenary meeting of the naval been limitations conference has postponed until August 3 or 4.
The matter was reported to the Police and on Friday the defend- ant was arrested on board a Macao boat. Dr. Chan identifies him as the man who kidnapped him.
OLD RESIDENT DIES AT HOME.
KOWLOON DOCK.
"Agitating Against Russia." The
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Quiot Along-Yangtsze.
Shanghai, July 31, The situation here remaina.un- next time I found that changed and there is nothing to Great Britain was our enemy was report from the Yangtsze ports.-- in 1920, when Lieut-Colonel Naval Wireless. Etherton, in Kashgar, provided arms and money to stir up a revolt against us in Central Asia. A little later the British Consul in Persia did the same thing.
.
Kra. Buxton said that after her! father's death she broke into the bungalow and searched for papers, but found none.
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SUSPECTED
Oghting with the fists, and no sympathy to waste on the prevail- ing and preposterous passion for the triumphs of brawn over brain, CHOLERA.but for an entirely healthy-mind-
TAISHAN HELD UP.
led and able-boated parson-in 'n word, for a whole man, of what over class or condition, full of personal courage and of pride in the display of great powers of On arrival from Macao last evening, the e.s. Taishan berthed physical endurance.
I call for such a man to say, as usual, but later in the evening in the sacred name of humanity, the Assistant Purser, Mr. Marcus]
of
Not Fit for Business. Mr. Harry Buxton, husband of the previous witness, said he had been employed in the testator's complained of stomach pains and that these gross exhibitions MORE PEACE TALK. business for 27 years, and in 1924 proceeded to his home in Kowloon. merciless savagery, and of loath- he was taken into partnership and At 2 a.m. a doctor was called some trafficking in human suffer- became manager. After the 1925 and the case was dianosed asing must once, and for all, cume Negotiations in Progress,
strelo, he did not think deceased cholera and the afflicted man was to an end in England.
Kowloon Hospital
"Time to Cense," Chinese telegrams received dür was fit to look after business. Up removed to After that General Harrington
state that to the latter part of 1925 he saw where he at present remaine, for
Look again at your contribu often as treatment. FORMER CHIEF MANAGER OF caused our Russian commercial doing the week-end
the Nanking-Fengtien his father-in-law as legation to be put to sea in a small although
The Port Health Officer was in-tor's description of the closing ship, and they nearly lost their peace conversations have been re- before.
denied by peatedly
Marshal Sir Ella Hume-Williams-What formed and this official ordered the scene of last night'a fight.
"Milligan's lip was split. Ho lives in the Black Set.
After defeating Kolchak's army Chiang Kai-shek and the military happened then I used to go up Taishan to take up a berth in the
par forces in authorities in Shanghai, a Peking sometimes in the morning and Quarantine Anchorage. The Tai- had a badly-injured jaw, and at 7.30 this soveral teeth were knocked out. we arrived with China and found that Great Brit-telegram received there says that could not get into the bungalow. shan moved out ain was influencing the Peking negotiations are progressing in Both gutes would be locked, and morning and a disinfection of the Blood poured from his mouth as
ship was carried out.
he sat in his corner. Tommy . Witness knew nothing about the Hongkong and Government to prevent China hay Peking and latest developments could try them and go away.
It is understood that Mr. Marcus flopped into his seat. It was a us. indicate that an armistice between ing normal relations with Therefore. Joffe went to Canton Nanking and Peking is possible. will or the assignment of the has been suffering from dysentry terrible and gory sight. "Doctor, bungalow until after Mr. Cooke's and published the, famous agree-
Another Nanking delegate in the death. He saw him off and on for the past few days and it is please.' was shouted from the ment with Sun Yat Sen.
probable that the diagnosis errs ring. Before one could be found ambulance men rushed That was the beginning of our person of a certain Mr. Lo is re- occasionally until he died.
Sir Ellis-What was his condi- This is supported by the fact that two ported to have arrived at Poking
is believed to be through the ropes and then three present relations with Chinu. He was Associated with the
What about trade relations hehe day before yesterday, and this tion-He seemed dazed all the the Taishan dork company in the early days, tween our two countries? I in- delegate has had two successful time. He could not recollect him-berthing at the Canton Wharf at or four doctors followed." (joining them as long ago as 1881, quired. Do you see no way of incetings with General Yang Yu-self to do anything. If you want-noon to-day, and that sailings. And now look again at another being for a number of years the bringing the two countries togeing, the Fengtien Chief of Staff. ed to know something you could will not be interrupted. Superintendent Engineer, later the ther on an economic basis? Manager at Kowloon and prior to his relirement, was acting as Chief Manager. He retired in 1909, after 28 years' service.
The announcement of the post- ponement followed the Americans' receipt of despatches from Washington, and simultaneously the American delegation" published proposals asking that any treaty
News has been received by cable concluded shall contain a'clause en- powering any signatory to call of the death at Home of a very old fresh conference between 1931 and resident of the Colony, Mr. William was acting Chief 1936, in the event of another signa- Wilson, who tory seemingly utilising the ton-Manager of the nage allocation of cruisers to such Whampao Dock Company at the a manner as to necessitate the ad-time af his retirement eighteen justment of the total allocation of years ago.
Mr. Wilson passed away at his that class, and that in the event of a disagreement the present conven- home in Glensone. Kilmalcolm, tion may be terminated within a Scotland. Year-Router.
30.
THE INDIAN FLOOD EFFECTS.
[
Information furnished by Feng- not get an answer from him. For
To this question M. Chicherin tien circles has it that both Mar-eighteen months before he died he answered:-Great Britain has an-hal Chang Tso-lin and Marshal was not able to do any business. nulled the Trade Agreement. of Chiang Kai-shek have agreed on 1921, which contained a clause to the peace terms generally. The suggested by Marshal the effect that all goods imported terms into Great Britain by our Trade Chiang Kai-shek are said to be FIREWOOD SHORTAGE, Delegation should be considered as follows:
the property of the Soviet State, 1. Leave all political questions
certained, but is not likely to ex- has been a strike of the cooliea in Great Britain is not protected. out an anti-Red campaign.
in Wuchow where most of the
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"No Bellicose Intentions."
THE C. N .C. STRIKE.
"
passage of your contributor's re- port:-
"Mr. C. B. Cochran, who 5o- ganised the contest, said therò was £10,000 in the house. This would probably leave him with a profit of £4,000."
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was managing the business." fr cross-examination, witness said that he had always been on 5,000 HOUSES DESTROYED IN
NO NEWS HERE YET.
It may be said, perhaps quite ONE CITY.
friendly terms with the late Mr.
truthfully, that the promoter of Cooke. He estimated the value of
His Upon inquiry this morning we the contest could not have fore- Bombay, July 31.
the certainty of such the estate at about £8,000. but, as you know. private property to be settled later on.
Lordship said that the state had were informed that there had been seen
CNC ghastly climax to the enterprise he Telegraphic communication with
in Russia was confiscated and
been sworn for estate duty appar no development in the
strike situation over the week had organised. I leave him to reestablished. Baroda has been
2. Both parties to declare an ently at £9,000. A TEMPORARY MATTER.
Now, transferred to the State..
whatever consolation he may find The city and parts of the sur-
In reply to Sir Ellis Hume Wil-end. are exporting wood, armistice on the Shantung front, suppose we
Later information is to the effect in that possibility while he counts rounding district have been under
Since the beginning of the and the former proprietor of the and the Shantung armales should farms, his Lordship (who had the water for three days. The city's. total death roll, however, is only C.N.C. strike the importation of wood asks a British Court to rule not advance south further than papers before him) said that the that another meeting will be held what I personally consider his
allavit was signed by Annic this evening ut. Shanghai between-got gains.
But I am probably an older man fireweed from Singapore has been that the wood is not our property, Hsuchow.
3. The Fengtien and Nanking Maria Ward, the mother of Violet the China Navigation Company and The death roll of the surround-greatly hindered, says the verna- but his, if the Court so rules, we
Furthermore there lose our goods. Russian commerce armies to co-operate in carrying Ward, and the gross value was the Guilds. The result cannot reach than he, and remembering what
given as £9,496.
Hongkong until some time to the outraged conscience of an ing district has not yet been as-cular press.
morrow, but a generally optimistic earlier, and I think a better, public 4. Political questions will be
Question of Language.
feeling prevails.
said to his predecessor after the. Bettled after the complete eradiéa- |· ceed 100.
foreign rentions with other coun-China.
I then inquired about Russia'ation of the Red influence from
barbaric prize fights of Sayers, The witness was several times
Heenan, and the like, I tell him
I fear that your British die.
These terms are quite satisfae- asked to speak up so that the
he, there would be no such scenes tually Mr. Justice Hill asked him what to do.
The witness added that for as those last night, and that the is reported, and the Fongtien
some time before his death de-time has come when both should people in your builder's yard?
ceased was a "broken-down, tot- Yes, my Lord, he replied.
Christian, country, Mr. Justice Hill (breezily) tering, old man," and it was ab- cease in s civilised not to say, a
Should be Prohibited. Then Imagine I am one of those solutely impossible for him to do persons. (Laughter.)
Mr. John Oliver, a signalman,
For the two unhappy boys who who attended an adult school with the deceased for many years, said were tempted by blood-money and he saw him a week before he died. by such poor travesties of fame Mr. Buxton agreed that MissHe said to him with reference to as are created for them by the Ward seemed to look after Mr.Mins Ward You Boom to have a Press I have nothing but sympathy
and pity, Cooke quite well, but she appear good girl here and he replied ed to control him.
tries."
city, where 5,093 houses have been that the strike of coolies in Wu-hards are pushing Poland against/tory to. Marshal Chang Tso-lin, iti jure might hear him, and even did for him. She would tell him that if there were no such men as
destroyed. Reuter.
FUTURE RUMANIAN
Fi
us, replied M. Chicherin. France
firewood used in the Colony comes The mills at Ahmedabad have from, and so a shortage of fire re-opened, but Are suffering a wood has been felt in the Colony shortage of labour, large numbers for the past few days. of the employees having left the The Chinese preaz now states
chow has been settled and that is pacific, but France has not the warlord is sonding Mr. Pan Fu. Do you ever have to shout at! yesterday, the two Wuchow boats, power she used to have. There is the Peking Premier, down to ar- the 83. Tai Ming, and 8.8. Chung a certain tension batween Poland range details, Mr. Pan will Gret On, brought in large quantities and ourselves, but it is not grave, visit Tsinan to confer with Mar- of Arewood.
We have no bellicose intentions, shal Chang Tsung-chang and Sun
The foreman of the jury-i am In Poland, however, there are dis-Chuan-fang and then he will come
down to Hauchow to meat Marshal afraid the language would be dif- quicting signs.
ferent, my Lord. (Loud laugh You are not very optimistic, Chiang Kai-shek.
The above reports are stiil your Excellency, I remarked.
When recently I was in Paris denied by Nanking official circles. and Berlin, he replied, I saw cer- tain Englishmen who told me that Government your Conservative said, "There is no going back."
What is your reply to that state- ment? I asked.
CRISIS?
MANIFESTO BY PRINCE CAROL
Parla, July 31.
BURIAL OF FREDDIE WELSH.
HIS ESTATE WORTII G.$125,000.
FATAL FALL FROM TRAMCAR.
ter.)
business.
Afar as I can judge, such combatants are generally quito Mr. Frank Hall, garage proprie diglointedly Had to sign money.
girl.
literate, scarcely able to read The newspapers strongly criti-
tor of Broughton, Astbury, who
Witness did not understand and write according to ordinary cise a manifesto, to the Press in
had known Mr. Cooke, for forty- which Prince Chröl of Rumania
New York, July 31.
five years, said there was a mark-what he meant, so he naked-Do standards of excellence, but they M. Chicherin thought for a brief declares that, while it is far from The boxer Freddle Welsh has
ed change in him after 1923. you mean you had to win money are great of heart and strong of his thoughts to foment any kind been buried here. The pall-bearers moment and said, also in English: FOOLISH ACT BY CHINESE,
After he went to the bungalow, away, to the girl-and he nodded, body and sour and if their qual- muscle could be spent to any true of agitation in Rumania, he con- were other famous boxers, namely see no path on which to tread.
On Friday morning a Chinese, continued the witness, he was a and when witness asked-Why? Hies of skill and courage and of aders that as he is a Rumanian, Mickey Walker, Bonny Leonard,
aged about 30, jumped from a mov-changed man. He went down like he replied "Frit to."
He used the Leicestershiro dia-account for the service of their and a father, he has the right and Mike McTigue, and Johnny Dundee.
was country or of humanity they duty to
the Protestant ing tramcar in the vicinity of the butter in the sun. see that the nation's His brother announces that Fred- The grave, In
Mr. Clifford Mortimer counsel lect and he meant ho
would be worthy of esteem, and greatness is not impaired, "so that die Welah did not die in poverty, cemetery at Bangkok of the Ger- Chiu Ping Company. Des Voeux
Aaked in re-examination if Mr. the story of the price they have. way Miss Ward used to behave? my son muy enter upon hia inheri-as was generally believed, but owned man Charge d'Affaires, who was Road, Central, and was seriously Tell my Lord and the jury the "frightened into doing so." tance when the time comes and property in California, for which buried in 1925, has been desecrat-injured in the head.
He was rendered unconscious, I think she looked after him well, Cooke was capable of transacting too often to pay for victory, of the situation gives mo the right he had refused an offer ofed and the bronze cover stolen. I to intervene personally. I will G.$80,000, also real estate in New There is much indignation at this and later taken to the Government but she controlled him absolute business at the time, the witness defeat, could be forgotten in the
(Continued on Page 8.) never refuse to obey my people if York worth G.$45,000.-Reuter's outrage amongst the German com Civil Hospital, where he died ip Everything he had to do, she said-No, he was not fit to run a heroism of their endeavour. shortly after admittance.
(Continued on Pros 19.) fried ash shop. American Service,
munity. they call me."-Renter.
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