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Shanghái, August 1.

Nationalist leader, arrived at.

TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2,

OBITUARY.

A BRITISH COLONIAL

PIONEER.

London, August 1...

GENEVA PARLEY.

1927.

SHOOTING AFFRAY.

TROOPS ATTACK HANKOW

POLICE STATION,

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AMERICAN PROPOSAL.

Geneva, August 1‹ The Americans' design in pre-

Hankow, July 21. General Ho Ching-chien, A The death is announced of Sirsenting the proposal cabled earlier Shortly after nine o'clock last Peking yesterday to proceed witharry Johnston, the British Co-la stated to be to furnish the Bri- evening, eight Chinese soldiers

Honial pioneer-Reuter, the peace arrangements betweek

tish with a safeguard in the event armed with rifles walked to the. Peking and Nanking."

of America Increasing her number French Police Station, atoppad In Hebry Hamilton Johnston, the of big cruisers. It appears the front of the entrance to the court- As was reported, General Ho's Colonial pioneer, an exceedingly proposal, presented several days yard on the Rue d'Alsace side of visit was recently requested by versatile man of many interests, ago, up to the present has not fal- the building, and four of them, the Fengtien Chief of Staff, Gen-was born in Kennington, London, len on fertile soil so far as Britain leveling their guns, fired point. eral Yang Yu-ting, who was in June, 1868, and educated at is concerned. Mr. Gibson to-day the French Police force on duty binnk at the Chinese corporal of formerly a schoolmate of General King's College. As a lad he wish-

conferred with Mr. Bridgeman Ho. Both received military trained to become an artist and for and Baron Ishii.

there. One bullet took affect, ing in Japan.

four years he studied painting at

tearing a nasty flesh wound in the Upon his arrival General Ho the Royal Academy Schools where Reuter learns that the United corporal's stomach.

One hour before the shooting had a lengthy interview with he showed much promise. At 18, States Government is backing up General Yang Yu-ting. Last even-however, his love of travel led him Mr. Gibson in his rejection of the occurred, a member of the French Ing a banquet under the auspices to wander through Europe and British proposals, and an exchange so in civilian clothes who was Police force had arrested a. Chin- of General Yang was held in the N. Africa to study art, architec- of cables with America relates to charged with causing a distur Japanese Military Returned sure and languages. At home he the terms of Mr. Gibson's state-bance by attempting to beat up a Students Association to honour worked at zoology and compartment to close the conference-riesha coolic. As the police ata- the Nanking representative. tive anatomy, at the Royal College Reuter.

tion the man was fined one dollar Later. of Surgeons, General Ho informed the press

and relensed,, representatives in Peking, that

His career as an explorer really Mr. Bridgeman conferred leng- he was a military officer drossed The situation is stationary. It is belloved by the police that his visit was to try to mediate began when he joined the Eart of thily with Baron Saito this morn for the moment in mafti, and that between the South and the North Mayo's expedition to Angolaning. air. Bridgeman later con-after leaving the police station he in his private capacity. He be- 1882. Next year he visited Stanferred with the Dominions dele- returned to his quarters and re Heved that both Nanking and Pek-ley on the Congo, exploring the Ling are willing to give concessions. river above Stanley Rool,, a section

turned an hour later with seven of But a peace pact with the Norther

his armed men. No other motive Pool, a section then practically nors is an affair of vital import-unknown

than this arrest" and fine of a dol to Europeans. His ance which Marshal Chiang Kai-travels led the British Association

lar can be found for the attack shek cannat decide himself. Apand the Royal Georgraphical So-

upon the police. proval by the Central Nationalisteiety to put him in charge of a

Marines Called Out, Political Council is necessary be scientific expedition to Mt. Kili-

The New York World is of the The Chinese Interpreter of the fore anything can be realized.

manjaro in 1884. There he made

opinion that the Conference police station was in a small room treaties with the chiefs of Moghi should be kept alive in Mr. Pan Fu

order

facing the street when the shoot- and Taveta, which were handed to permit herculean efforts to being occurred. Seeing him, the Mr. Pan Fu, the Poking premier, over to the British East Africa made for an

muished their rifles which soldiers agreement left Peking for the South yester Company, but eventually in agree-should take the form of a meeting through the window and attempt- day to proceed with the Peacement with Germany only the Ta between Mr. Baldwin and Presied to shoot him too. He was too overtures. Prior to his departure veta fell to Britain.

dent Coolidge. A personal discus. quick, however, and dropped to the Mr. Pan told a Chinese preas cor- respondent that

ion might rise above mere detall floor, from which position he made armistice between Peking and Nanking is

to that statesmanship which has his way outside and concealed been sadly lacking at the Confer-himself, before the soldiers' rifles.

were properly aimed. in sight and the peace overtures

ence.-Reuter's American Service. can be concluded without much delay.

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Mr. Pan will first proceed to

Tainan to cenfer with Marshals Chang Tsung-chang and Sun

In 1885 Johnston was appointed vice-consul in Camerun and the Niger delta, and in 1887 became E. H. Hewett, he organised the acting" consul. With the consul,

British administration In that

gates-Renter.

American Opinion.

New York, August 1. The press holds out little hope for an agreement at Geneva.

...

After they had shot the cor- poral. Policeman No. 3. the sol diers ran up the street leading to

rlite cartridge shells and unused bullet were found in the

part of the delta which was out- BISHOP OF SINGAPORE, the Railway Station. Three empty

side the sphere of the Royal Niger Co. His removal of the unruly

one

Chuan-fang, who are not favouring chief Ja-Ja a palm-oil trader, led REV. BASIL COLEBY ROBERTS street where the corporal was

a pence with the South.

After he has made satisfactory which had long been disturbed by to the pacification of a district arrangementa with Marshals Chang and Sun the Peking Pre-trade disputes. During his three mier will come down to Hsuchowyears on the Gulf of Guinea he to have a conference with the Na-and made large collections of the climbed the Camerun Mountain tionalist leaders.

Tacal flora and fauna for the Bri-

a severe struggle with the Shan- tungnites and the white Russians armoured cars.

The place where this fighting is taking place is not

mentioned.

tish Museum,

In S. E. Africa.

ני

NOMINATED.

London, August 1.

has nominated the Reverend Basil The Archbishop of Canterbury Coleby Roberts, former missionary in the Malay States to be Bishop

shot, showing that the soldiers. had done their work in no hurry, but had delayed long though af- ter ring their rifles to unload the empty shella.

marines quartered at the Police The shooting arouse the French Station, and in a few minutes they were out fully armed, and guard- of Singapore in succession to Dring the street corners of the police Ferguson Davie.-Reuter,

His Discoveries.

headquarters block.

The Armistice. According to Japanese news to hand, the Peking dietator, Marshal Chang Tso-lin has ordered an

In 1889 he was sent to discuss

High Pitch of Excitement. armistice on the Anhwei Klangau the allocation of the British and front, but Marshals Chang Tsung-Fortuguese spheres of influence in

The wounded corporal was im- chang and Sun Chuan-fang are re- S. E. Africa, but the settlement/negro republic of Liberia, putting mediately taken to Dr. J. Mesay

Its finances in order, delimiting its for treatment, fusing to obey and their forces was hot carried into effect at frontier and developing its roads. removed from his stomach. The and the bullet have continued to push southward.that time. His next post was The Chang-Sun allied armies. are that of consul in Portuguese East

wound, although not a very sur- ious one, has torn a very nasty reported to have captured Pengpu, Africa. While there he was sent the most important point south of to Lake Nyassa to deal with the During these strenuous years gash through his flesh.

were he had also been painting, writing The entire French Concession Hsuchow, and Taingkiangpu, in slave-trading Arabs who

of the and the direction of Yangchow Chin-attacking the stations

investigating the African was roused to a high pitch of ex- kjang.

African Lakes Trading Co. In Bora and fauna. His many dis- citement following the attempted It is reported that the Nationa- this campaign Capt. (afterwards coveries included the okapi, an murder of the French police con- lists are retreating to Pukow.

Sir F.) Lugard and Mr. (later Sir animal nearly allied to the giraffe stable last night, and in the neigh- A Nanking telegram states that Alfred) Sharpe distinguished them He was awarded the gold medal bourhood of the Station all win- the Nationalist division under selves. The sudden arrival of of the Zoological Society in 1902 dows and doors of Chinese,dwell- General Chang Keh-yau is having Major Pinto induced Johnston to and made an hon. D. Sc. by Cam-ings wore closed and barred, fear- declare a British protectorate bridge, while he received othering a possible return by the over the Nyassa region and con- medals from South Kensington and soldiers.

This is the first attempt of late clude a truce with the Arabs. the Society of Arts for his artistic Within a year he had taken over work. His pictures, chiefly of of armed soldiers to stage a for Britain a large tract north of African subjects, were frequently shooting affray in the Concessions, Lake Tanganyika,

hung in the Royal Academy. He but in the past week armed troops also devoted much time to the have made themselves a consider the originator of the study of African languages, not-

able nuisance locally, intimidáting idea of an all-British sphere from ably Bantu and Semi-Bantu, on the Chinese populace and extort- the "Cape to Cairo" and he first which he wrote an important book. ing money from Chinese shops. used that famous phrase in an His other works include British article in 1888. The Anglo-Ger- Central, Africa," "The Colonisation man agreement of 1890, however, of Africa," "The Uganda Protect- wrecked his plan for the time ornte," "Liberia," "George Cren- being for the region ceded to fell and the Congo" "History of New York, Aug. 1. Germany made a gap in the all the British Empire in Africa," A world shortage of rubber British, route. In 1891

Johnston "The Negro in the New World", within the next three years is became commissioner and consul (which provoked some resentment forecast by Mr. William O'Neill, general in British Central Africa, in the U.S.) "The Opening up of President of the General Tyre and holding the post till 1896 when he Africa" and six volumes on col

· Tokyo, Augast 1. Rabber Company whe is leaving was knighted (KC.B.)

A fatal explosion occurred dur- As he onial planeers. In 1919 he came ing the naval manoeuvres off for Britain to study the crude rub and suffered much from African forward as a novelist with "The Kyushu. this morning. ber situation.

fever, he was made consul-general Gay-Dombeys," a not very An increase in demand of 15 per in Tunis in 1897. But two years cessful attempt at a sequel to Asahi special despatch from Kyu-|

suc-Office report is meagre but an cent, above the 1926 consumption later he was sent to organise the Dickens's "Dombey and Son, shu states that three mines has convinced all manufactures of administration of Uganda, where while "Mrs. Warren's Daughter ploded in the middledeck of the the coming shortage. The only he suppressed a mutiny among the was intended as a continuation of Tokiwa and that twenty officers doubt is when the shortage is Sudanese troops and had a long G. B. Shaw's play. Another novel and men were killed and wounded. Hikely to occur: It is stated war with Unyoro. For his ser was "The Veneerings."

Fire broke out but was extinguish- | that measures to increase pro-vices te received the G.C.M.G. In duction will not be effective 1901 and next year he retired from

fed by the sailors from neighboür-. In 1903 and 1906 he stood un-ing warships. The Tokiwa was until eight years hence.-Reuter's the consular service. In 1904 he successfully for Parliament as a severely damaged and will | American Service.

devoted himself to reforms in the Liberal.

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