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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, · 1927. ́

GREEK CABINET.

OFFICIALS EXPELLED BY FRENCH POLICE.

COALITION TO CARRY OUT FINANCIAL REFORM.

Tientsin, Aug. 2.

Athens, Aug. 17. The French Consul, M. Saussine,

The new coalition Cabinet ha: returned from Peltails on Sunday, been formed under M. Zaimis and yesterday authorized drastic whose programine includes the measures to be taken to terminate

the financial roorganisation of the scandal of the blackmailing system as advocated by M. Cafan- of foreign exporters by an illegal daris who is Finance Minister. Chinese Tax Bureau, which had M. Michalo Pauls is Foreign established itself in the offices of, Minister.-Reuter. the Customs Bankers.

CHINESE SITUATION.

A SHANGHAI SENSATION.

SACCO-VANZETTL

APPLICATION FOR RETRIAL CONSIDERED,

Shanghai, Aug. 17.. A Bristol biplane yesterday

New York, Aug. 17. morning made a forced landing

The police report anonymous on the Klangwan racecourse out- threats of further bombings if executed. side the Settlement. An unarmed Sacco and Vanzetti are British rellef party was sent out These hint at prominent persons. and brought in the engine and and corporations. One of the let- fuselage but the Chinese military ters threatens that the New York authorities received orders not City public institution and a large to release the wings.

railway station will be blown up. A request made through His "You know what we did in the sub- During the morning a strong inally responsible for its adminis Majesty's Consul General to the way. This time we mean busi- detachment of French Police, tration, is always far too busy with Chinese Commissioner for Forness."-Reuter's American Service.

take necessary under Inspector Jobez, marched to military operations to give serious eign Affairs to Rue St. Louis and was drawn up attention to the abuses which have steps to secure the return of the on either side of the entrance to arisen as a result of his leaving wings was met by a categorical the Customs branch of the Bank everything in the hands of sub-refusal on the part of the Com of Communications. The In-

ordinates, apparently with no in-

General Duncan thereupon re- spector and a few assistants,structions except that funds must

form the Commissioner that if the necessary instructions for the Bur render of the wings were not issued by eleven this morning he would take such action as he considered appropriate.

missioner.

Another Trial.

Boston, Aug. 17.

The full bench of the Massa- chusetts Supreme Court, which was crammed to capacity and ments for another Sacco-Vanzetti trial. The Bench will probably Or. take several days to decide. dinarily arguments before the Supreme Court are limited to one hour, but Sacco and Vanzetti's counsel were told that they might take as long as they wanted- Renter's American Service.

Chinese and French, then enter-bo raised from every conceivable quested the Consul General to in heavily guarded, considered argu- ed the building and produced a Bource. Warrant from the French Consul Thousands of Chinese in ci- authorizing the immediate expul-garette factories, carpet factories, sion from the French Concession and other Industries, have been of all persons connected with the thrown out of employment as a so-called Carpet Tux Bureau.

result of the methods of extortion practised by the provincial au- thorities,

Formally Expelled.

The instructions were not issued and General Duncan thereupon ordered that the posts along the Shanghal-Hangchow-Ningpo Rail- way held by British troops during the troubles early in the year should be re-occupied as from two this afternoon and that at four o'clock the railway line should be cut at the level crossing imme diately south of Soochow Creek, This operation has been carried out.-Reuter.

The Bank authorities were

Reckless Taxation. quested to identify the exter-

A large volume of trade which tioners and when this was done under normal conditions would they were warned against further and its way to and be exported activities in the French Conces.

from, Tientsin is finding its way alons, and formally expelled.

The Chinese were escorted to,out by other routes because of the and seen ever, the Internationalreckices taxation on the railways, Bridge. W. P. Calvin, of Bergers and the extortion indulged in by

the likin authorities. Enterprises, Ltd., who has been as-

Whatever military qualifications sisting the Chinese in the holding H. E. Chu Yu-pu may possess, his

Bombarding Nanking. up of Duty Memes, was escorted to the other side of Rue St. Louis, term of office as Civil Governor of

Nanking, Aug. 17." where he was in the British Con this Province has produced no

The. Northerners captured cession, and told not to re-enter proof of any capacity as a civil

administrator. There is probably Pukow this morning and were other militarist-with the bombarding Nanking this after- possible exception of General noon. Britishers were evacuated Chang Tsung-chong-whose so- aboard His Majesty's ships Wivern called "anti-Bolshevik" activities and Woodlark which are at pre- have produced so many potential sent lying alongside the Inter- recruits for the Bolsheviks. national Import and Export Com- Trade, to H. E. Chu Yu-pu-or panies' premises on the South his subordinates-appears to be bank of the Yangisze.-Reuter.

suppressed, something to be rather than encouraged; to be penalized, rather than developed.

the French area.

Fortunately for him the offices of Bergers Enterprises, Ltd., are situated in the British Concession. Commendable Action. The action of the French au- thorities will commend itself to all legitimate foreign merchants, and also, we think, to most Chinese business men, comments the Peking and Tientsin Times. French nationals are, it is true, not very greatly interested in the carpet industry, bat a vital question of principle was involved.

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REORGANISATION.

South.

Foreigners hear of the present Provincial Government's exter-

ions only when their own special| interests are affected. They know Chang Changes Tactics Against If the Tupan's extortioners, about the tobacco and cigarette assisted by a not over-scrupulous taxes, the blackmailing system British subject,

establish recently introduced into the East themselves in the offices of the Station. Likin Bureau, and the Customs Bankers, and hold up hold-up which has been going on Duty Memos on which the legal for several weeks at the Customs duty has been tendered, in order Bank." to extort twice as much again, in

Slender Authority. the case of carpets intended for But if the local Chinese Fress export, there is nothing to prevent were free to speak out we should n similar practice being adopted hear almost incredible tales of for extorting whatever eums the extortion in which foreign in- Tupan fancies on any article or terests were not involved. Pro commodity exported from, or im-tests to the Peking Government ported into, this port.

against H. E. Chu Yu-pu's grosser There are doubtless a number of activities are generally of little conscienceless foreigners who, for avail value received-or promised- Whether it is admitted or not. would be quite willing to aid and everyone knows that Marsha abet the Tupan or any other Chang Tao-lin's authority over this Chinese militarist in blackmailing deughty warrior and "Civil Gover- foreign and Chinese merchants, nor is of the slenderest descrip- for the ostensible purpose of finan- tion. cing anti-Bolshevik" or anti- Seeing that all that the Pro- anything-else" campaigns.

vincial Authorities are interested in is the raising of ever increasing When extortion of this kind is sums of money, by hook or by brazenly. practised on Customs crook, by fair means or foul, it property, within a foreign Con- is difficult to believe that any cession, it is imperative that both negotiations with, or representa- the Chinese and the foreigner con- tions to, the Feking Government in cerned should be taught that there respect of problems or scandals are certain treaty infringements arising in territory, under H. E. Chu Yu-pu's nominal control, are of the slightest value.

Brazen Extortion.

which will not be tolerated.

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More Bombs,

Peoria, Ill., Aug. 17. A terrific explosion created great consternation in the town at midnight. Sleeping citizens were flung from their beds and windows were smashed.-Reuter's American Service,

Later.

The house was demolished but there were 10 casualties.- Renter's American Service.

Buenos Aires, Aug. 17,

A bomb exploded and partially wrecked a house belonging to the chief of the detective department. There were no casualties. It is believed Sacco-Vanzetti sympathis- responsible.---Router's

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MURDERED BY MOONSHINERS.

PROHIBITION OFFICER AND SON SLAIN IN CAMP',

noon.

Shanghai, Aug. 17.

has Marshal Chang Tso-lin

Logan, W. Va., Aug. 17. his military tactics Mr. E D. Hensley, State prohibi- changed against the South. Yesterday hetion officer, his son and another ordered the complete reorganisa- individual were shot dead from tion of the various armies under ambush at Island Creek where his command, including those of they had been camping. The Marshals Chang Tsung-chang and murdered officer's brother, Dave, Sun Chuan-fang. He has issued escaped, during the melee .and a mandate appointing Sun Chuan- walked fourteen miles here.

He said that the camp was fang as Commander-in-chief of the Firat Army Corps and Chang visited by several men, who warn- Tsung-chang, the second. Theseed them to leave before two forces will operate along the The warning was disregarded. Tientsin-Pukow railway with About midday rifles cracked from Shanghai and Nanking as their the surrounding woods and the immediate destinations. Marshal three victims were instantly shot Chang Hsueh-liang is appointed in the head. commander-in-chief of the thirdTM The sheriff and a posse of forty corps and General Han Lin-chun officers are searching for the five the fourth. These two ferees will suspected assailants. The police operate along the Peking Hankoware of the opinion that the mur line with Honan as their first im- ders were committed by "moon.

distillers mediate aim and Wuhan the next. shiners," namely General Chu Yu-poh is appointed illicit whisky who are very active commander-in-chief of the fifth in the neighbourhood, and who al- corps. This force will operate though in "many respects peace- through the Lung-hai railway line able, god-fearing, hospitable Jaen, cutting off the Feng Yu-hsiang regard prohibition officers almost as vermin to bè exterminated."-- army. The Heilungkiang army,

Router's American Service. has also been reorganised and this will be responsible for the defence of Peking. The Kirin army will form the general reserve corps.found not guilty at the Police De-

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It is not edifying, of course, to see the Chinese and the foreigner,

The Concession's Future. who have displayed such, trucu- If the Chihli Provincial Gover-Wah Kiu Yat Po. tence-towards-the-Bank-employees-nor-can-openly-flout-the-authority- and foreign export firms, sheepish of Peking in respect of China's ly leaving the scene of their ex- treaty obligations, what reason is ploits under an escort of Chinese there to suppose that he would police.

consider himself in any way bound

But they fully deserved the loss by any engagements; entered into of face which they suffered. And by the Peking Government in con- it is gratifying to find that in one nection, say, with the British Concession, at least, the practice | Concession in this port? of open extortion under the guise

Would not any change in the

CANTON PLOTTERS.

Disguised as Ricsha Coolies.

Cantor, August 17. The police force in Canton have been busy searching and arresting the ricaha coolies in the city. This is because of a recent report that most of the mischievous per- sons who have been responsible

of

partment the coolies were paid $1 each compensation, the arrests usually keeping the coolies in the Police Department for hours.

GALENS RETURNS.

Departure Delayed y Railway Trouble.

Hankow, Aug. 17.

of additional export duties, will no status of that Concession, while longer be tolerated.

II. E. Chu Yu-pu. rules Chihli, A Disinterested Tupan.

merely mean that the field for

It has been revealed from au- The Tupan of Chihli, H. E. Chu extortion was extended to include Yu-pu, under whose authorization another thousand odd acres, in for the recent bomb and shooting thentic scurces that Galens actual- the carpet tax, and likin extortion which merchants and residents, outrages, are disguising them ly travelled northward on the 9th ricsha pullers. They but returned to Hankow on the are said to be collected, though Foreign and Chinese, have hitherto solves as holding the position of Civil been immune from his delicate in-hide their bombs and guns beneath 11th owing to railway interruption.

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