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CHAUFFEUR WHO WAS "DONE."

FREE RIDE AND THEN A FREE MEAL.

SEARCH FOR THIRD MAN.

!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY,

AUGUST 29, 1927.

REIGN OF TERROR NORTHERN DRIVE, KICKED OUT: WANTED THE FUN O' THE FAIR.

AGAIN?

LABOUR AGITATORS MORE BUSY IN SHANGHAI.

INCREASE OF CRIMES.

2

DIFFICULTIES OF A CORRESPONDENT.

at.

BACK.

NANKING'S DESIRE THAT CHIANG SHOULD RETURN.

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OVERHEARD IN THE PEAK TRAM.

Mr. Snooks (opens his paper and glances at it through his glae- es. Then turns to his neigh bour): "I say, Mrs. Binks-What is this Fun o' the Fair'? It seems to be all over the papers."

AN ENTERTAINING STORY.

A CIRCULAR TELEGRAM. I had figured ahead of time

The Nationalist Government In A chauffeur who was plying for From information at hand and that, wherever the fighting might

Mrs. Rinks: Oh, it's going to hire outside the Loe Gardens on from the incidents and happen-be, one or another of the armoured a circular telegram, dated August Saturday night was victimised byings of the last few days the au- trains would be in the forefront of 21, to the various provincial gov-be the greatest fun. It's a new three Chinese, who in addition to thorities are coming to the belief battle most of the time, and that, ernments and all branches of the idea of the Hong Kong Women's authorities, dren's League-a real "day out" getting several hours of free use that another reign of terror may if my letter from the Russian Kuomintang as well as all other Guild and the Ministering Chil- of his car, obtained $5.50 from him come about in Shanghai, that is, in adviser, Merculoff, were sufficient military and civil to pay for refreshments which the industrial centres and Chapei, introduction to enable us to use stated that in view of the critical at Lee Gardens-a break-away they took in a hotel at Wanchai, says last Wednesday's N. C. Daily one of these steam war chariots situation which now confronts the from the usual Fete or Bazaar.

Describing the events which took News. Radicals are restless and as an observation car, we could Nationalist Government, the ab- Mr. Snooks: Thank God for box sence of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, that. No chance if I go, of my place that night, the chauffeur are fomenting trouble daily, mill not do botter than reserve

and plush pin stated before Mr. R. E. Lindsell; workers are approached and one sents well forward for the opening and Messrs, Hu Han-min, Wu coming home laden with embroi- who was trying one of the three strike ut least was effected. Com-performance and retain them if Sez-hul, Tsal Yuan-pei, Li Shih- dered braces

. Mrs. Birka: "Not a hope. I men, on a charge of failing to pay munists are bolder and are compassible for the season, writes atseng, and Chang Ching-xiang is cushion?

Unless the special field correspondent of the particularly felt, and that delega his car hire, that the defendant ing from under cover. engaged his car outside the Lac military, it is believed, make a N. C. Daily News. I knew from tions having already been sent to prophesy you'll go there at 3.30

sections, what I had seen of the train urge them to return to Nanking, and not come away till 11."

Mr. Snooks: What on earth aro Gardens shortly after 11 o'clock firm stund in Chinese

Taoshan, that they are again enjoined to resume and when outside the Praya East conditions are bound to get worse, "Taishan"

Mrs. Binks: Everything. There sub-station two other men jump-although Settlement police are armoured trains were very crowd- their parts in the work of the Re-you going to do, then? ed into the car. They order the exerting every effort to prevented hontes, made up largely of volution.

The statement of the Govern will be Military bands, tea under witness to proceed to Aberdeen, the rowdy element from reaking tunnels and cubby holes, and it

was question as to whether it ment also pointed out that under the banyan tree ( and a jolly good which they reached a little before out wildly... midnight. At Aberdeen the threw From: fairly reliable informa-might not be rather "erowding the the flag of the party, there cannot tea topi,) cabaret shows, shooting stalls, American candy stalls, men got out of the car and spent tion, it is learned that the local mourners" to ask for accommoda-be such a thing as individual free-galleries, donkey rides, ice cream half an hour on a small boat in Communists and former Shanghai tion for three. But at Tenghsien, döm of action though freedom of dragon procession, and fireworks, Mr. Snooks: Sounds all right. General Labour Union leaders Capt. Betts concluded that, as he action of the party as a whole is The returned to his car shortly have been supplied with 1,000 pis-had already secured the informa-recognized, as it is upon this Especially if it's in a good cause Jolly good for the Guild and belare one o'clock and ordered tols, the most of which are re-tion he most wanted, his chief fundamental principle that the the chauffeur to drive to a hotel in ported to have been smuggled in would be better plenged if he in-party derives its strength and too. And I must say I thought it mediately reported back for duty power, and that consequently, all Lengae to raise $14,000 last year

in spite of hard times, Wanchaj. They invited the chau- from Hankow,

Whenever an army south of theat headquarters, so that left only loyal members of the party are

Mrs. Bink: Yes, we're hoping ffeur to the hotel and the latter went up and had a cup of tea Yangtsze is defeated, the toll of two of us. The General arranged expected to and should, by obliga- whilst his passengers gave lavish crime in the Settlement increases, comfortable accommodation for tion, do as the party desires. For to, do wonders at the Fete. All a passenger car that this reason, Gen. Chiang and his Communities are joining in whole- as it'dees in the outlying districts. Betts on

colleagues in the civil heartedly and it's a real pleasure, orders for all kinds of food.

A le after 1 o'clock, one of Armed robberies have been more would be returning with a train other the trio came out of the hotel and numerous in the past 10 days of empties sometime during the administration should now imme-to work with so many enthusiastic told the witness to drive him while as many as nine crimes of night, and Nielsen and I said good-diately return to Nanking in people. around the place. Witness took violence were reported over they and made our way into the compliance with the expressed It is further explained in. the the man, who he remembers wore week-end in Chapei and Nautanwalled city to seek out the wish of the Government.

Government's statement that since to all the places in the Western neighbourhood have begun opera- a long coat and spectacles, first Kidnappers from the Shaohsing Catholic father to whom we had district and then to Quarry Bay tions again, and within the past and Shaukiwan. After an hour's week half a dozen cases of assas driving they stopped outside the sination, either of labouring men old fire bridge station, where the or of victims of kidnappers, have The came to the attention of the police. mar told witness to wait. pussenger seemed to have disap- peared into a lane.

the sun

man did not

had been "donc."

return, and

been referred by the Bishop at

Yenchow.

Living Quarters in Schoolroom.

the We-Han Government has

and

tha

come

Mr. Snooks: Well I'll along, and bring some others too. Good luck to the show.

Mrs. Binks: Thanks, that's splen-

did. Don't forget Saturday, Octo-

ber 1st.

Mr. Snooks: Right--I'll be

CANTON MASS MEETING.

undertaken to purge itself of com- munism and is co-operating with the Nanking regime; and since all there. He was not in when we found disagreements are being satis- settled it becomes the mission, but his servants putfactorily us in one of the unused school still more important for the Followers of Li Lik-san.

rooms, and when later the Father Commander-in-Chief But the end is no: yet, is the wished us to shift into his own other five leaders of the Govern- After a wail of two hours the opinion of persons who are coming house we were altogether so comment to emerge from their retire- then to daily contact with this ele-fortable with two Chinese beds, ment. chauffeur began to realise that he ment. They have reason to be plenty of tables and chairs and Despite all sorts of rumours,

YESTERDAY'S HUGE His first idealeve that robbers and radicals are such "oodies of room in which the statement concluded, Nanking

DEMONSTRATION. was to return to Wanchai to the working hand in hand with a de- we had already "parked our remains as safe and peaceful as other two men in the hotel in the finite purpose, it being the over-offects in "ready for use" forma-befitting the capital of any govern- hope that he might be successful throw of the political bureau and tion, that we begged to be allowed ment, and the alliance of the Re-

Canton, Aug. 29. A huge mass When he the Chiang Kai-shek hour or

meeting and in intercepting them.

to remain. And, indeed, under convolutionary Armies of Hankow

held in the city reached the hotel it was pastganization, and the return ditions that made it so diffent to and Nanking presents a formidable parade were three o'clock and the place was power of the Shanghai General find time, or granted that-any front which will soon be moved yesterday to demonstrate públic closed up. From one of the Union, when the followers of Lih suitable place in which to do any against the Northern militarists support toward the movement in waiters he learned that one of the Lissan hope to regain prominence writing we found this private As regards important questions of abolishing likin and increasing the arrested for and reorganize that body which office a godsend and we settled it finance and foreign relations, the customs tariff. All the public two men had been

and leading business failing to pay the bill.

brought so much grief to foreign between us. immediately that we various responsible officials are offices An Offer

and Chinese, and death to so many would stay there until we could exerting their utmost and the houses were closed yesterday in He drove un to the Police loyal employees.

make the final shift to our armour prospect of success is brighter observance of the occasion. The newspapers also suspended work Station, and on the way be saw a

yesterday and there was no issue constable leading the second man

this morning. of the trio to the No. 2 Police Station. The chauffeur asked this man how he could get hold of the person who first engaged his car, meaning defendant. The arrest- ed person made an offer to the chauffeur, that if the latter would pay the hotel bill, he would be taken to the house of the defen- dant.

Mr. Lindsell: You had already spent some money on petrol and wear and tear of the car and tyres, yet you lent this man $5,507

Witness: I did not know they were rogues,

than ever.

The activities of the police ined train. the past few days have resulted in As a matter of fact a little later the arrest of five or six smaller fry a chit arrived from Betts to say and the confiscation of handbills that the armoured train "Honan" and mimeographs for making such. had just pulled into the station, but when he started out to investigute, the elty gate was already closed, and when we tried again as soon CARGO VESSEL ATTACKED BY shed arch was built at the entrance

The Task of Cleaning Up. Acting on information received a police party from Louza station raided the premises at 180 Thibet Road. Although they found no severa! one there, they seized mimeographs and a supply of handhills. It is believed that the establishment was a secret rendez-, vous for ex-members of the former General Labour Union.

as the gates opened in the morning. it was only to find that the "Honan," had left again on her daily scouting duties along the railway.

JUNK PIRACY,

PIRATES.

The mass meeting began at the East Parade Ground at about eleven o'clock and was attended by tens of thousands. A big mat-

of the meeting place, and on it was suspended a large piece of

A Chinese junk master has re-white cloth with the characters "To ported to the Water Police that abolish all unequal treaties, to his junk, No. 1732 was pirated support the movement of abolish- A Self-Appointed Censor. and attacked by a sampan with ing likin and increasing the

seven Hokio pirates, while his ves- Customs tariff" thereon. That day for me was one of the sel was on her

voyage back to

Led by the Army Political De- hectic, unsatisfactory sart, in Shaukiwan, and passing the Kaupartment and the military band On Monday afternom police at

of the 4th. Army, the demon- Yangtszepon station arrested one which one is busy all the time and Chow Island on the 25th instant.

While the pirates were ap-strators paraded from the East Continuing; witness said that he Roo, an employee of the tramway yet turns in at night with a de- paid the hotel bill and got the ac- company and found four pre-Cont Pressing feeling of little accom- proaching the junk, several shots Parade Ground to the Bund and were fired. The junk which was then through the new maloos in telegraphic pass (which, for the unarmed had to rested man released, and together murist pamphlets,, The examins-lished. I had no R. T. P. press

stop. "Four Saikwan, dispersing at the Sai- they searched for the other two tion showed them to be very sim benefit of the uninitiated, means men, through the night, without lar to those mentioned above, but receiver to pay press rates) from pirates, two with pistols and two kwayuun.

with daggers, boarded the junk Sunday as his record was clean and there Tenghsien, and was 6.30" un

which was ransacked by the morning, the witness was taken to was no indeation that he had at mich pleased when at an early

A Chinese cook on board the 8.3. the house of defendant, who in- tempted to distribute them, the hour I found that the line was pirates. 90 piculs of salt fish,

in worth $660, 38 piculs of, frulis, Athos II was charged before Mr. stead of paying up, volunteered police did not place a charge.

open and that the operator to go and look for the third män.

A more serious affair took place, charge promised to put my "stuff" worth $270, $216 in Hongkong W. Schofield at the Kowloon Being unsuccessful, and thorough-also on Monday afternoon, at the on the wire immediately. But bank notes; $862 in Kwangtung Magistracy this morning with bo- ly exasperated, the chauffeur took Naigai Wata Kaisha Mill East 5, when I returned at 11 o'clock with silver coins, together with an ironing in unlawful possession of six the two men to the Police Station.

when about 1,200 workers went on another despateh I was confronted anchor and some clothing, esti-revolvers and 600 rounds of am- of mated altogether at $2,134.50 were munition. The defendant was re- The defendant said that the car strike. Although it is believed by a lowering browed Chief

manded for further enquiries, it ride and the repast at the hotel that reactionary pamphlets caused Division who in an insolent man- looted.

All the jokia on board the jutik being stated that trial would be were all at the invitation of the cessation of work; the workers leitner demanded by what authority I man whom they could not find. the mill quietly and without dia- was divulging army secrets. I were driven by the pirates down by two Magistrates."

it was not until told him by the authority of Com- below and turbance.

mander-in-Chief, Hsu K'un, who the junk arrived in the Nam O

auccess.

At

The Magistrate adjourned the case until Wednesday, to enable the defendant to find the missing

man.

TOM MANN SINGS IN CHINESE.

HOT "NEWS" ON THE REAL SITUATION.

London, Aug. 28. Speaking at the annual confer- enco of the National Minority Movement at London, Mr. Tom Mann, reporting on his, visit to China, declared that General Chang Tso-lin was now primarily acting with the Japanese.

Referring to the conduct of General Chiang Kai-shek, he said that circumstances compelled him to believe it was due to British influence, and an intimation, con- veyed by some means, that if cer tain things were done they would have British backing.

Mr. Mann then amused his hearers by singing the Chinese equivalent of the Internationale. -Reuter.

The Fire Brigade was called out to Chatham Road, Kowloon at 4 pm. yesterday to a matshed blaze and collapse. No loss of life is reported.

Paul Redfern, who is on a record-malting flight from, Brunswick, in Georgia, to. Rio de Janeiro, is now re- ported to be missing, noth- ing having been heard of him since he started qut on Thursday,

therefore

might, perhaps be the best judge district that they then abandon-HOW MUCH DO YOU as to what were and what were noted the junk and make good thir

army secrets, but that if he held escape.

different opinions I would bring

him a special order from the General, to put my despatches on

none had come, in but that one or

evening. The station was crowd-

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

Which is the world's longest. river?

Where in the British Empire is there another London?

What is the population of the Japanese Empire?:

1

What are Etesian Winds? CDosa every ocean shore have two

tides a day?

the wire without further delay another would show up in the

The following general know- Clearly taken aback and discon- corted by this, apparently, un-

ed with soldiers, and from the ledge paper has been taken from expected reply he atill de-

on both sides the Daily Express. various camps

Answere, for those who need murred, saying that he could not columns were filling out to the take the responsibility of sending the wires and seeing no use in ar- south, presumably to take up posi- them, will be found on Page 12

tions in the front lines.. On walls of this issue." Ping further with this individual, and buildings all about were the I started out for the General's

shreddled remains of highly headquarters.

The talk of a special order had coloured postera put there by the been pure luff, though I felt Southerners, and now, pasted over fairly certain of my ground since them in various places were pro- I had particularly asked General clamations from the Northern Fisy if any of the information I had headquarters advising the people should not be published. On the that they would not be interfer- other hand I had found that Chined with by the soldiers and ad- quietly usual, ese military headquarters work monishing them to most of the night and sleep most about their business as

with a warning that any commo- of the day, and there was no tell-tion or disorder on the part of ing how many hours my messages

or civilians would be. might be held up by this develop soldiers. ment. At headquarters I was not promptly and severely punished. surprised to be asked to return Apparently the Northern leaders at four o'clock as the General and were doing what they could to

nssure the good behaviour of the 10 Staff officers were still sleeping,

troops, for I also noticed that none in uniform were allowed to enter the city gates without a special pass, and one frequently saw squads of military police escort- ing malefactors whom they had

Efforts to Keep Order. We went to the station to look about and make further inquiries as to armoured trains, and again

go

I was not surprised to be told that arrested to headquarters.

Canal

What porcentage of ships passing through the Suez British!

7 Name our oldest colony.

18

8 Where is it colder at the North

Pole or the South Polo

12

9 What is lignite? Where is it largely found, and what is the present annual output of that particular area?

Who brought back the skins of "hairy women," as he called

ream to prove that he had | What originally wors, the wealds

unknown territory?

or wolds?.

What single commodity repre- sents 80 per cent, of the export -trade of Egypt?.

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