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CANTON TAXES.

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO

THE MERCHANTS,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1927.

MR. COOLIDGE'S "CHOOSE."

|AN UTTERANCE ESSENTIALLY

CHARACTERISTIC.

SACCO-VANZETTI.

ALLEGED MURDERERS TO DIE.

Later.

Sacco and Vanzetti will be exe- cuted on the 10th inst-Reuters American Service.

PROMISSORY NOTE.

SUMMARY COURT CASE.

A-claim for $400 as balance due under a promissory note for $1,- 000 was heard in the Summary Court yesterday afternoon-before the acting Puisne Judge, Mr. P. Jacks. The plaintiff was Wong Yuk-ting, 169 Des Voeux Road Chin-yu, tea shop kooper, 288- Central, and the defendant' Wat Queen's Road West. Mr. A. J. Professor Lowell, President of Harvard University, Dr. Samuel O'Donoghue was for the plaintiff Stratton, President of the Massa-and Mr. L. D. Turner for the des chusetts Institute of Technology, fendant. and Ex-Probate Judge Robert Grant, who constituted the Gov-The defendant alleged that he ernor's Advisory Committee, after only owed $65 and produced a list an independent investigation un of payments supporting his con- animously agreed with the Govern or a decision. The Bicco-Vanzetti Defence Committee has described Mr. Turner said the promis- the Governor's decision as "unbe sory note was admitted as was lievably brutal."-Reuters Amer$65. He said that he hoped to

Boston, August 4. Canton, August 4.

Rapid City, Aug.. A.

The Governor has declined to Tho merchant demonstrators

While the country has been ape reconsider the verdict in the case who were routed in front of the Government House early yesterday culating as to just what is meant of Sacco and Vanzetti-Reuter's

President Coolidge's state-American Service. morning by the polleo and fire by brigades by means of hose pipes, ment, the conviction that he really attempted to hold another demon means to retire, le gaining ground stration to enforce their demands hero. President Coolidge, how- for abolition of the new luxury ever, maintaina atriot silento. and stamp taxes. This was can- The only remark, he has made is celled, howover, later in the day, that he thought it the right time when the merchants bodies were to make such a statement.

Market Recovery. informed by the Government of

"New York, Aug. 4, the decision reached at the Politi cal Council that the luxury tax

The market has quickly recover- would be cancelled as soon as the ed-from the terrific jolt received Government put the abolition of at the opening from an avalanche the likin and the increase of im-of selling orders. Before the end port tax into effect. The authe-of the first hour, the early losses rities bellove that since the aboli- were wiped out and towards noon tion of likin, etc, will be effected about a dozen issuca soared to a very shortly, the luxury tax would record high level. Wall Street's go into force in the meantime. views as to the ultimate effect on The Government definitely rejects the market is in no way anant-can Service. the merchants" petition for the mous. The consensus of opinion cancellation of the now stamp taxis that the injection af politics in- to the market months earlier than expected may have an unsettling

CANTON CUSTOMS.

EFFECT SOON.

Canton, August 3.

infuence.

American

Governor's Decision.

tention.

convince His Lordship that in fact $935 had been re-paid leaving a balance of $65.

Giving evidence the plaintiff spoke of the drawing up of the promissory note which was signed by the defendant. The defen- dant, he explained purchased a business from him (plaintiff) for $7,500 and the promissory note was part of the purchase money.

were

world payments totalling $600

thority to collect money made. No one, he said, had au-

behalf.

on his

Replying to Mr. O'Donoghue plaintiff said he had authorised August 1925 when he went to his wife to collect money during Canton, and spoke of three pay- ments made to her, which had been credited. He did not know President Coolidge is not ex- of her having received other pay- pected to intervene in the Sacco-ments on his behalf. He did not Vanzetti decision-Reuter's Ameri-doubt his wife's: honesty, can-Service.

Rapid City, Aug. 4.

The decision of the Governor, which was the result of a prolonged eleventh hour investigation of the Explanation Wanted. case of the two Italian communists

Boston, Aug. 4.

whose death sentence, was for the NEW DUTY TO BE PUT INTO Just what President Coolidge murder and robbery of two em meant when he used the word ployees of the Morrill Shoe Cem- "choose" in the announcement as pany of South Braintree Massa-

1 and regards the Presidency, is defined chusetts, In 1920,

provoked It is predicted that much will in the Boston Transcript, which confirmation by the Court of Ap-Ho gave dates on which various be accomplished this month in the states that as employed in New peal, have

politica! way of re-organising the finan England the word adds a certain wide agitation, their defenders

By positiveness to assertions of in-alleging that they were cial system now in vogue. September, the Nationalist Gov-bention, the only construction of martyre prosecuted because they ernment hopes to be ready to give which phrase capable in New were communists. The Governor a trial to several new measures England is, "I am not willing to agrees with the jury that Sacco for raising revenue, the most im-run for the Presidency in 1928." and Vanzetti had a fair trial.

The paper wishes that Mr. Coo-Reiter's American Service. -portant being the collection of a

Will not intervene. 12 1-2% import duty. Whether lidge had been more explicit, but this will be collected indepen- the utterance is essentially, cha- dently of the customs or not re-racteristic-Reuter's

Service, mains to be seen, but negotiations are under way looking forward to the placing of the customs ser-

In reply to Mr. Turner plaintiff vice under provincial control, so

(Sacco and Vanzetti were accu- anid he was the brother-in-law of that the Kwangtung authorities. come into

sed of a murder and robbery at the defendant, and his sister, now and not Peking will

GENERAL LI CHAI-SUM'S

South Braintree, Mass., in 1920, dead, was formerly the defen- possession of all duty collected. As yet it is too early to say whe-

NARROW ESCAPE. were tried and sentenced to death. dant's kit fat wife. His (plain- ther or not this goal will be at

They were prominent radical lea- tiff's) tin fong wife and the dofen- Canton, August 4.

ders and it was alleged that the dant's tin fong wife were very in- tained. What the Nationalists de-

Although no one, except the plot- evidence on which they were timate, End there was also a mus sire is not so much the possession of the customs revenues as to pre-ters, can say exactly whether the found found guilty was manufac- tsai girl in the family and an vent them from reaching the nor mine "incident" of Saturday even- tured by the Department of Jus- amah who had left.

ing was aimed at Genera! Li Chal-tice. A motion for a new trial sum or not, there is not the alight was made when a prisoner named est doubt that it did occur and Madeiros, convicted and sentenced that the launch, with General Li on board, was but a short dis- stance from the spot at the time of the explosion.

thern militarista.

Foreigners employed in the customs seem to fear that the day is drawing nigh when they will be put out, but from what your correspondent can learn, there Is alight chance that any important changes in the personnel will he made. At the same time, there is a possibility that control of the service in each province will be turned over to the provincial nu thorities as was done last year in the matter of the postai ser- vice.

Lunghua Attacked.

MINE EXPLOSION.

Yesterday, the Commissioner of Police, General Tang Yin-wah, cir culated an order to the police force giving Instructions that every effort be made to bring the culprits to justice. The official order reads in part, as follow:

Daily Payments.

Plaintiff agreed with Mr. Tur- to death for another crime, made ner that he had a transaction with. an affidavit that he and a gang the defendant in the presence of with which he was connected were the defendant's wife when that a the real authors of the South it. Wag suggested Braintree crime. The lower court payment

in respect of the found; however, that the confes-debt should be made daily. aion was unworthy of belief.).

GOODS-CARRYING AEROPLANE,

TYPE.. RITER COMPANY INAUGURATES SERVICE.

Detroit, August 4. The first goods-carrying aero- plane ever built for service in the United States outside the scope of

Plaintiff denied that it was agreed that there should be two slips of paper and that each side should retain one when a payment was made: He also denied that it was agreed that the money could be collected by his wife or servant.

The defendant gave evidence of having paid various sume which he said were recorded on slips of paper. He stated it was agreed that anyone who called, with the slips of paper, should be paid any money.

"Orders are hereby given to the effect that on July 31st. the sub- station of the No. 12 Police Ward, reports that at 8.60 p.m. of July Shanghai, Aug. 4. 30th, the noise of an explosion was According to N. C. Daily News suddenly heard from the direction either on Monday or Tuesday of the East Bund. Officers were night a panty of armed men, be immediately sent there to discover lieved to be old Sun Chuan-fang-what had happened. Later, the off- soldiers, endeavoured to take ad-cers reported that a mine had ex- vantage of the fact that the ploded in the stream about 200

The defendant's tin fong wife troops in Lunghua Were reduced yards from Army Headquarters. to 300 to cause a disturbance, but A certain high military leader was the Ford air lines has started for spoke of money being collected by Tode then in the motor launch "Small Hartford via New York. It la used both the plaintiff's wife and the they were driven off. fenders were killed and alx at-Chunlun" travelling from the by a typewriter company for the mus tsai and referred to one occa- southern to the northern bank of delivery of typewriters on the first tackers wounded.--Reuter.

the river. The explosion of the regular air business trip from the sion when the former was paid. mine was only 16 yards from the United States to Havana. The although she did not produce the motor launch. Wan Ming-fel, the machine is a giant Ford, a three-required slip of paper;

His Lordship gave judgment for constable on duty on the East engined transport model, with a Bund, furnishes a similar report. speed of 120 miles per hour, a the plaintiff with costs. The mattor was immediately re- cruising radius of 500 miles and ported to the Chief Inspector of capable of carrying a load of 24 the Police Force who sent a num- cwt-Reuters American Service. ber of sampans and armed police to the scene to make a search. The whereabouts of the mine layers were not found. After a It is reported that the famous lengthy search, the remnants of anti-Soviet leader Staman Klimamine and 300-yards of wires,

RE-DISCOUNT RATE.- has attacked the Soviet garrison were discovered in the water." town of Kojdanovo, near Minsk, "Such a plot to lay a mine in

St. Louis, Aug. 4. disarmed an infantry battlion, the Canton river, is most daring",

The Federal Reserve Bank has seized. rifles, ammunition and re-adds General Tang Yin-waй." gimental funds, and killed ten off-"The entire police force is there- reduced the re-discount rate from cers. Local Soviet

officials fore ordered to made all possible four to three and a half per cent escaped. Two regiments have afforts to arrest, the mischievous on all classes paper.

Reuter's American Service. been sent in pursuit.-Reuter, characters responsible."

GARRISON ATTACKED.

ANTI-SOVIET LEADER'S.

COUP.

Warsaw, August 4.

AMERICAN MONEY.

of

APPOINTMENT.

NEW VICE FOREIGN MINISTER.

Nanking, Aug. 4. Chao, Hsin-chu, ex-minister to. Rome has been appointed vice Minister of Foreign Affairs at Nanking. Reuter.

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