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CANTON BANK NOT TO REDEEM NOTES.

THE TYPHOON.

OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS

ISSUED. i

PASSES CLOSE TO THE COLONY,

"RUN" DUE TO SEDITION.

Canton, Aug. 30.

YESTERDAY'S EXCITEMENT.

The locally formed typhoon which yesterday morning was re- The Finance Minister, Mr. Koo ported to be off the Pratas passed Ying-fan, suddenly issued orders between Gap Rock and. Hongkong te-day to the effect that the Cen-about four o'clock in the afternoon tral Bank should stop cashing its accompanied by a very moderate notes for Ave days.

blow and considerable rain.

There were plenty of indications in the early afternoon, however, that the Colony was once more to be subject to a severo blow and

Such action, according to the Finance Minister's order, is neces eary so as to avoid another run on the Bank by the "reactionar

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,

1927.

TAX DEMONSTRATION LEVINE DECIDES.

A BLUFF.

CANTON NOT WORRIED BY

"RED" REVOLT.

“RAISING THE WIND."

(A Special Correspondent.)

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Canton, Aug. 29. The demonstration and parade of yesterday, held to all intents and purposes for the abolition of the unequal treaties, the dispens- ing with the local likin office, and the imposing of the new twelve- and-a-half per cent. tax, is now

CHOOSES AN ENGLISH PILOT

EARLY HOMEWARD FLIGHT,

London, Aug. 30,

Mr. Levine, who it now appears was not chased by Drouhin but by a French military aeroplano which he eluded, declared that he will select an English pilot to fly the Miss Columbia to New York at the first favourable opportunity, He has already had scores of offers from English pilots. He says he must be the first to cross the Atlantic from England. It is re- ported that Levine has instructed his bankers in Paris to pay Drou

100,000 franes in accordance with his contract.Reuter,

A British Pilot.

London, later. Mr. Levine has appointed the British pilot, Walter Hinchcliffe, to fly the "Miss Columbia" back to America.

ECHO OF SOLVIKEN PIRACY.

KIDNAPPED SCHOOLBOY WRITES HOME.

RANSOM PAYMENT

URGED.

With reference to the sight Chinese who were kidnapped when some pirates, attacked the a.s. Solviken, a few weeks ago, the vernacular press now says that the parents of a Chinese boy, named Yeung Kam-on, a school-boy of St. Paul's College, Hongkong, one of the eight captives, received a let ter yesterday from the boy stating that early negotiation with the pirates would be advisable.

The writer adds thut his parents should get into touch with tte pirates, sonte of whom are known to be in Hongkong Macau, and that once the go-be- tweens can be found, talking the matter over with the pirates will be an easy thing.

now

or

Ists." but it has greatly perturb-many people returned to Kowloon known, no far as the last two ed the people of the city, who have between three and four o'clock.movements are concerned at least, already felt much uneasiness late The No. 1 signal was hoisted short- to have been a superb piece of ly on account of the recent trouble ly after nine o'clock, a typhoon bluff on the part of the Govern-hin with the Central Bank notes.

It is anderstood that the Gov-having formed near the Pratas. ment. For, and only now has it ernment is suspending the cash-loon residents returning to come to Hght, it is a known fact ing of Central Bank notes unti.ongkong after tiffin found to that the Government, on Satur their surprise that there was a day, the 27th August, the day pre- funds are available to tide over swoll on the harbour and that a vious to the parade, received a the crisis.

telegram from Nanking Head- Mr. Koo Ying-fan has detained good wind was blowing.

The wind came up Auddenly be- quarters showing the impossibility

Like the letter which the family the heads of the General Cham- tween, one and two o'clock rising of imposing the new tax, and or ber of Commerce and the Money to about force seven.

of the ship's compradore Lok The cross-dering that the putting of it into Exchangers Guild, for their re- harbour ferries had their awnings force be postponed indefinitely. Levine said, "The Miss Columbia" Shing-am, another of the captives, that this is my baby, and I would not sell the parents of this boy have receiv fusal to relp the Government to atripped, and some were delayed Thus it will be seen

received recently, the letter which maintain the value of the Central owing to the rather rough sea and news was in the hands of the her. When I get to New York I Bank notes. Mr. Koo is threaten- the fact that there were numerous Government whilst preparations am going to try and reclaim theed is a very brief one. It is not stated where, and under what condi- ing to hold these merchant lead- Inunches, junks and sampans get-for the parade and demonstration endurance record for America. My tions he is now being lodged and ers until they are able to raise

In fact the baby can take gasoline sufficient treated by the pirates. $10,000,000 in cash for the Gov-ting away from the wharves and were being made.

hurrying to the typhoon shelters. likin authorities had already been for 65 hours."

warned that their cffice would not be closed down.

ernment treasury,

The Finance Minister's order for the suspension of cashing Central Bank notes reads: "More

Interviewed at Croydon, Mr.

Asked how he felt after his first Bolo fight, Mr. Levine enid. "Everybody seemed scared, but all that happened was that I forgot to set the stabilizer for landing. I had it set for level flying, other wise, all I did wrong was to try and land at 100 miles an hour in- stend of 60."

He added that his mother, wife and daughter will arrive in London from Paris.

Some Rough Passages, Many of the launches had rough

Civil War Phases. than ten days have elapsed since passages, and some had consider the run on the Central Bank oe-able difficulty in getting away from

Very serious fighting with heavy curred. During this time over the Hongkong side without mishap. casnities is reported to be tak $10,000,000 worth of the Bank's A good deal of water was shipped ing place at Shiukwan, the head- notes have been redeemed by ac in some instances, sampans parti-quarters of General Wong Shiu tun cash. The money market in cularly having a rough time. The hung, C.-In-C. of the nationalist the city has thus been made very men-of-war were towed to safe army in the field. Much ammuni- easy, and there is no further fear anchorages, and the river boats. tion is leaving here: almost hour

General of a shortage of specie coins in arriving shortly after the firstly for this district. the market. This justifies the warning had been issued, quickly Wang's 2nd H.Q. is at Canten. sound condition of the Central | ran, for shelter,

Fighting is also reported from Bank. However, the moré the The Lungshan, scheduled to the borders of Wuhan and Kiang-fight-Renter. Bank pays out the more people leave at 1a.m. this morning, saileli. The troops of these two dis- ruu on it for cash. "This can only at 4 p.m., her master considering be explained in that the run has that under the circumstances, been a seditious plot of the re-shelter at Tiger Island, would be actionarists, to disturb the linan-preferable to the damaging rise cial condition of the city. If the and fall at the wharf or anchor Government continues to pay cash to these seditious persons, it only helps its enemies to found cons piracy machines in the city."

tricts are under the commands of Generals Fan Shek-shan and Tsin Tai-kwan respectively, Both sections, together with an army of Chan Ka-yau, were at one time in possession of Shiukwan, under Other vessels including s.. Sai Fan Shek-shan's leadership, but, Ou, Tai Lec, Kinshan, Yuet On, suffering reverses, were driven took shelter and moved away from out. The opposing force in their wharves during the after-these districts, under Hoh Lung

ier of Stonecutters.

ncon.

For this, the Finance Minister declares, the Central Bank 'should atan redeeming its, notes for five days. Other transactions of the

A Sampan Capsizes, Bank's business should be con-

The water front was packed with tinued as, sual, meanwhile-coolies, all of whom were interest A Correspondent,

ed in the movement of junks and lighters. Many vessels were held on the Praya wall with the wind lowing from the eastward, but other than the crane lighter from Kowloon Dock being forced in- shore at the Harbour Offee, and damagin the propeller guard, of ss. Langshan, no damage has been reported.

VISCOUNT CECIL'S RESIGNATION.

BRITISH NEWSPAPER

COMMENT.

In the evening Levine and Hin- cheliffe flew to Cranwell aerodrome to prepare for their trans-Atlantic

The Chinese press adds that no news had been received by the families of the other persons kid- napped, while the letter to the family of the compradore of the ship is the only one they have had.

LADY INCITER OF RIOTING.

BOSTON PROCEEDS AGAINST

AGITATORS.

French Pilot Paid.

New York, Aug. 30. Paris, Aug. 30. Mrs. Levine has handed to sentenced Miss Donovan, a mem The Boston Municipal Court has Drouhin 100,000 francs, 19 damages due from Mr. Levine for ber of the Sacco--Vanzetti defence committee, to one year's imprison- breaking his contract with regard.eat, for inciting people to riot to the trans-Atlantic flight.-

and Reuter.

for distributing anarchist literature.

An Admiring Crowd..

મૈં

London, Aug. 30. Mr. Charles Levine, the Ameri- can millionaire owner of the aer oplane "Miss Columbia" in which he flew across the Atlantic as passenger with Mr. Clarence Cham- berlin, and which he piloted him- self yesterday in manner from Paris to Croydon, bas appointed the English airman, Walter Hinchcliffe, of the Imperial Airways, to pilot him back across the Atlantic.

asensational

and Ip Ting, are Nationalist sof- diers, but rebels to the "cause." Cheung Fal-fui, now declared a friend of the Canton Government, and who is reputed to be a very fine soldier, was at one time in command of these rebels. He was, in fact, C.-in-C. of operations in the field, when they were part and parcel of Li Tsai-sam's army, So with these forces opposing each other, we have Kwangtung men fighting. Kwangtung men.

The inhabitants of the moun- The start is expected to be made Levine is determined London, Aug. 30,

tainous districts in the East River very soon.

to achieve the feat of flying both Small craft ran for shelter and counties, have formed an army Commenting on the resignation of Viscount Cecil, the Times con- the Ray Sing, manned by officers and are, it is, reported, advancing ways across the Atlantic, On leav siders that the main points in the Harbour Department was

At the back of Walchow. The im-ing his hotel in Landon he paid a Lord Cezil's indictment of the Dri- quickly on the scene, making a tour provised army, mostly robbers and visit to Croydon Aerodrome to-day, tish Government's policy regard- of the harbour to ascertain that brigands, are declared to be out and was surrounded by an admir Ing disarmament are adequately all ships were safely berthed. met in the reply of Mr. Baldwin. At a late hour last evening, itand-out Communists. Previously crowd, anxious

the across Mr.. Baldwin remarks that sue- was announced that no damage had they held allegiance to General Chan Kwing-ming, in fact they cessivo British administrations, been incurred and that all ships

his still considered to be are including the present Government, were safe, although a sampan in

followers. The county of Lung have not contented themselves the central fairway was seen to Man and parts of the Mul district disarnanent, capsize during the latter part of have been captured by this so- with preaching

No report was They have disarmed to the limits the afternoon. of national safety. The differ- nade to the Police and it is to be called army. Although there is THE COTTON MARKET. onces between Lord Cecil and the resumed that there was therefore Government, he says, are the dif. n loss of life. ferences of method rather than of policy. The Times remarks that

The wind dropped considerably the Government will, in fact, simply have to carry on its werk about five o'clock after the typhoon "of pacification so successfully The No. 4. signal, which was inaugurated at Locarno, without hoisted early in the afternoon, was Lord Cecil, though Lord Cecil will taken down and no other signal from Canton almost immediately the cotton areas, notably in West | certainly be missed at Geneva. substituted, indicating that all

Honourable Motives.

Feeble Intensity.

had passed.

danger had passed. The many vessels which had been moved to The Morning Post remarks, "Everyone who knows Viscount efe anchorage remained there Cecil knows that any step he takes during the night, but returned to is actuated by the most honurable their original buoys and "wharves motives, in which self interest early this morning.

has no place at all, and as men

of such character can never be too

a certain amount of anxiety local- y that they in their rapid ad- vance, will eventually reach Can- ton, it has to be taken into con- sideration that the ground now occupied by these brigand soldiers is very difficult to traverse, also that they have very little ammuni- tion, Troops are being ordered

some

She has appealed against the sentence, and has been released on bail.

The police have arrested, several youths on a charge of incendiar, ism Renter's American Service.

WORLD FLIGHT PROGRESS.

ARRIVAL IN BALKANS

Munich, Aug. 30. The Pride of Detroit" has left for Constantinople-Reuter.

Belgrade, Aug. 30. The "Pride of Detroit," with to see Brock and Schlen, who are flying who had fown.

round the world, has arrived. English Channel

They will re-fuel and resume the without any experience ag aflight to-morrow.-Renier, nilot.-British Wirelése.

the

man

BOLL WEEVIL ACTIVE IN. AMERICA.

Washington, Aug. 30.

A Government report states that the boll weevil is still active in

Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Eastern Texas.

The foregoing report has ex-

to check this advance.

Money Easier. The money situation has much cited the New York Stock EX- few change, and created a strong improved although stores are still reluctant to accept bullish tendency. Prices fluctuat the one dollar bill. The writer, ed, reaching within 25 points of making purchases in a large do- yesterday night's close.-Reuters partmental store this evening, was American Service. given, after the transaction, a handful of copper coins as change. Silver as change was absolutely The typhoon probably formed to refused. This, as will be seen, is a

The Official Report. The official report, issued by Mr. common in public life, it must be T. F. Claxton, the Director of the

-matter of sincere

a

to the Conservatives that he

regret Royal Observatory, states:-

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should have felt constrained to the east of the Pratas on the after-trick on the part of storekeepers with the Cotton Yarn Bill, by a HOW MUCH DO YOU resign his office in Mr. Baldwin's noon of August 29th. It passed to discourage the use of the note, small majority, approved the Government." But, it adds, near to that island in the evening On the other hand, paper money specific duty of 14 annas per "After all, the greatest goodwill to an caused no more than à fresh can now be exchanged at any pound for imported yarn.-Reuter, the League of Nations does not

breeze. On the morning of money changers at almost par dispense His Majesty's Ministers

was shown to the rate. August 30

All the vernacular papers state

from the duty of safeguarding north-west of the Pratas and pass- The attention given by the Mer-that there is no confirmation of vital British interests first. It may ever be the best" service to the ed between Gap Rock and Hong-chants Association to the Central a rumour of the arrival of Mar- Bank accounts recently, when shal Chiang Kai-shek in the League to avoid burdening it with kong at about 4 p.m.

The typhoon was of unusually everything was found to be in Colony en route for Európe. tasks which it is not yet strong enough to discharge. If we have small diameter and feeble inten-perfect order, has helped very any criticism of Lord Cecil, it is sity. It is now shown as a depres-much to instil confidence Into the people, and consequently everyone that his enthusiasm has been api sion over South Chala.

is realizing that the Government, to carry him to generous but im-

is fairly stable-at least as stable" prudent extremes."

as most of the other Governments that Canton has had.

The wind at Gap Rock Backed from N. E. force b, at 1 pm, to N., force 5, at 2' p.m. and to W.S.W., force b, at 3 p.m.

At Wagian, the wind yeered from to S.E., N., forec 7, at 2 p.m., force 6, at 4 p.m., and to S.S.E., force 5, at 5 p.m.

The Liberal journals generally support Lord Cecil's statement of his case, though the Daily Chroni cle says that the opinion which he annour.ces about the lukewarmness of the majority of the Cabinet has

At the Observatory, the wind yet to be substantiated by an ac- Count of the nature of the instruc-veered from N.N.E. at 11 a.m. to ti which the received. The fact N.E. at noon, to E.N.E. at 1 p.m., that disapproved of these in-and to E, at 5 pm. At 6 pm. the atructius is not in itself sufficient wind veered rapidly to S.S.E. proof that they were against the The highest squall velocity was interest of the nation or of world at the rate of 67 miles per hour, at peace. It may be that he had 2.25 p.m. favoured some Britis commitments or some British concessions which the others thought, dangërqus. Brittal Wireless,

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general law. ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Bapress.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14. of this issu£.

What is the amount of our National Dabt?

I

9 In what year did the Australian cricketers first visit England! B Why is Scotland-yard so called? 4 Who was shot "pour encouragar

les autres"?

15th of September. The amount involved is five million dollars.

The three million dollars in notes taken from the Central Bank and retained by the mer- More people are frequenting chants, is to remain in their cus the Central Bank for business tody temporarily, whilst the loan purposes, but these appear to be of three million in silver, given mostly of the poorer classes who, by the merchants at the same time with time on their hands, can af as the, notes were taken over, is ford to wait attention. The mer- to be paid from the proceeds of chants and business houses are the present two-and-a-half per the cent. tax that is being levied on now dealing directly with money exchangers,

all imported and exported goods. The fact that the strike commit-

meeting! tee and its men have been sub-

By do we The Government has issued an sisting on this for a considerable

Bonds Not to be Met.

6. Why did Dickone call his book

"Our Mutual Friend?

@ Which Gospel was the curliest

written?

7. What three countries are united

to make Jugo-Slavia?

8 Who founded the, Ascot race

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What incident was said to bo

"magnificent but not war!?

11

Who was the first king to take

the title of "Majesty"?"

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