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MEMORIALS

in Marble or Granite

prepared and erected

by-

C. E. WARREN & Co., Ltd::

CHINA BUILDING,

The

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Hongkong Telegraph.

TEL..C. 269.

TOUNDED 1881 NO. 22,374

CHINA'S COMING

1927. # +AAF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,

LEADER? HANKOW AFFAIRS.

TANG SENG-CHI HAS WIDE

CONTROL.

ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT

FAILS

ON YANGTSZE.

Theere is accumulating evidence. that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang is faced with a serious reverse in the north. The forces of General Tang Seng-chi have come into contact with the Kuominchun troops,

but as negotiations are proceeding, there is said to be some doubt

as to whether any fighting will occur,

News from the Yangtaze suggests a gradual improvement in conditions generally, so far as shipping is concerned. From Ichung it is reported that the loading of British steamers is proceeding smoothly, evidence that the proposed "boycott" has failed to materi-

|RUMOURS CAUSE RUN ON PAWNSHOPS,

BETTER SHEDS FOR REPULSE BAY.

WOODEN HUTMENT SCHEME

SUGGESTED. - -

GOVERNMENT APPROVAL

950 PER ANNUM

BEAGLE COPY 19 CENTS

ROAD BLOCKED.

LORRY BREAKDOWN SEQUEL.

V

OLDSMOBILE för 1928.

First shipment is due to arrive on Septem

Aber 18-"President Cleveland.". All of this shipment is sold-on view at ard premises for a few days only. Early inspaction le cordially invited.

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THE DRAGON MOTORGAR CO., LTS,

Telaphone, Central 1845 of 1947. 33, Wong Hel Chung Hand.

AMERICAN TROOPS" IN PARIS.

FORMAL INAUGURATION OF CONVENTION.

Happy Valley

A CRIME WAVE.

INCREASE SHOWN IN SHANGHAI.

RICKSHA STRIKE THREAT.

LIST OF TRAFFIC CASES.

ARMED HIGHWAYMEN, THROUGH ARC DE TRIOMPHE.

Hankow, Sept. 10.

Owing to the breakdown of a

On Thursday morning at 10. With regard to the problem of lorry at the junction of Bonham

Paris, Sept. 19.

o'clock the Secretary of the There was little change in the re-building the matsheds at Repulse Road and Pokfulum Road, a traffic

President Doumergue inaugurat- Chinese Bureau of Health at situation yesterday, except that the Bay, which were destroyed by fire Jam was momentarily caused oned the American Convention at purchasing value of treasury notes recently, and in connexion with the The situation was aggravated by Marshal

the afternoon of the 9th instant, the Trocadero, in the presence of Shanghai drew a sum of $3,000 in fell still further. Shopkeepers suggestion that, more permanent the act of a second lorry driver, Pershing and Savage, as well as Settlement, with the intention of Foch and Generals cash from a native bank in the accepted them only with the type of structure be erected, we are who parked his car on the other leading military and civil authorl- greatest reluctance. A Jarge in a position to announce that the side of the road while he crossed tics,

using the money to pay the ANOTHER HANKOW CRISIS. Central China bank notes were re-and Constructs to the Government tion from Pokfulum Road at this United States Charge d'Affaires, small black bag and

number of Hunan and Honan Hongkong Excavation Pile Driving over to assist the first driver. A

Company has pre- private car turning into the junc- Minister of Pensiona and the

Speeches were made by the Health Bureau's staff,

The money was placed in a ported as having appeared on this for the building of semi-permanent moment was unable, it was claim- and messages were rand from secretary was attempting to entor ns the market, and endeavours to change structures.

ed, to stop in time, with the con- President Coolidge and M. Her his motor car at the corner of them into smaller currency were The proposal to the Government, sequence that it crashed into the made. The exchange at which which has been provisionally, ap- first lorry after skidding on the lott, the former urging the deve- Nanking Road and Shangtung lopment of cordial Franco Road, two men armed with pistols some changed hands was dollar per $5.00 Hunan or Honan wooden hutments, 16 ft. frontage. The affair resulted in the drivers sellaise and Starspangled Banner barrels against the man's side one proved and accepted, is to construct wet surface of the roadway. American relations. The Mar approached him and placing the note, as against four paper dollars by 20 ft. in depth, containing a 10 of all three vehicles being sum- per one Hankow $5.00 bill. ft. verandah and two "dressing moned before, Major C. Willson were sung..

A demonstrator in the gallery them, at the same time ordering forced him to enter the car with. The markets were fairly lively rooms. The uprights would be an- this morning. as they usually are the day before chored in concrete, and the whole

The two lorry drivers were shouted "Sacco Vanzetti!" prior to the chauffeur to drive on. A Sikh this festival, but on this occasion hut would be constructed accord charged with obstruction, while the Minister of Pension's speech, policeman on duty about 15 yards the approval of the Mr. F. Borteele, who was driving and was promptly ejected, and away failed to notice anything the liveliness was mainly occa- ing to sioned by the fact that business Public Works Department.

the car of a friend, Mr. C. Arnul-subsequently arrested, when he untoward, the robbers concealing was being done in a paper cur-

phy, which was involved in the was identified as Lecoin, the their weapons in their long sleeves. Site-Holders Approached.

accident, was summoned for dis- secretary of the Paris Sacco-

The chauffeur was ordered: to The Company has, we learn, cir obeying the pointsman's "stop" Vanzetti defence committee.

signal.

The Legionaries' welcome to drive up Nanking Road, Thibet cularised all site-holders affected, i

It having been clearly establish- Paris continues most enthusiastic. Road, Avenue Edward VII and The Silver Question.

stating that if a minimum of 25 ap-ed that the driver of the lorry, No. The city is literally covered with Avenue Foch. At the corner of plicants agree to the scheme, it is What promised to blossom into prepared to erect the huts at a cost 104, which sustained the break flags, and the newspapers devote Hardoon Road, the driver was down, was not committing practically their whole space to ordered to stop and the robbers alighted. They then informed serious trouble was averted yes- of $750 each. terday by the licensing authorities It is pointed out that the huts any offence, he was discharred, the doings of the Legion.

the driver that unless ho drove on in connexion with the payment in will last with very little upkeep, examine how far the other lorry and the Court proceeded to

A March of Triumph. ́ he would be shot. The secretary silver for ricksha licenses. For for five or six years, and that as

A colourful pageant was pre-returned to the City and reported. many months now it has been in compared with the yearly cost of driver and Mr. Borteele were to

sented by the American Legion- the matter to the police. The ricksha proprietors to even make they are a cheap proposition. There

cases impossible for the repairs and renewals to matsheds be blamed for the accident..

His Worship's view was that if aries in a parade in the afternoon, chauffeur was faterrogated and uniforms of all after some persuasion, he admitted a living, and none of them have are many other advantages, not the this lorry driver had to assist his with their

that he was in league with the been able to make a profit at all. least being the improved appearance companion, he could very well descriptions, flags and bands.

The proccasion' was headed by robbers and gave înformation as All the large hongs have had to of the beach, as it proposed to paint have parked his vehicle at a more the Garde Republicaine playing to their whereabouts. So far no ace their property depreciate with the huts a pleasing green. The sultable, spot instead of bringing out being able to either effect re- Company has had lots of experi- it into alignment with the other the famous Sambre et Meuse arrests have been effected but the and thereby completely march, followed by a detachment municipal police are co-operating pairs or replace breakages. This ence in hut building, as it built the forry has been obvious to all who use Shamshuipo Camp.

blocking up the roadway. A fine of infantry and the colours of the with the City authorities, says the the rickshas. They are easily the- worst of any town in China where a foreign service is run.

alise.

The continued depreciation of the notes issued by the Centralrency which allowed full scope for Bank of China has further affected the adverse conditions in Hankow, the bargaining propensities of

both buyers and sellers. where food supplies are held up owing to the farmers demanding eash payment for their produce.

At Wuhu, all is not, well in industrial circles. The Wuhan party have formed a labour union in opposition to the one at Wuhu, and friction has arisen in consequence,

It is reported from Nanking that the conference has appointed a committee to look after military affairs, consisting of no fewer than 67 members, to have complete control of the Nationalist army

and navy.

MILITARY COUNCIL'S POWERS.

Poking, Sept. 19.

NANKING APPOINTMENTS.

Military Council's Power.

some

As a result of General Chin

The demand that licenses be Yuc-no's defeat and withdrawal

paid for in silver proved the last straw. Owners simply notified the from the railway, the foreca of

Shanghai, Sept. 20. 'department concerned that they the Kuominchun and of Genera!

With reference to yesterday's could not pay in this currency as Tang Seng-chi have come into report of the appointment of all they were paid in was paper notes, not even coppers, and, they direct contact, but it is not cer- Kuomintang officials at the Nan-had.

of purchasing tain whether they will clash.

king conference, it is learned that dollars unless they received for their hire some form of metal cur-

moving northward from Chow-

no

means

Up to the present: 19 of the bite holders have agreed to the scheme, and as the circular letters have only just been sent out, it is confidently expected that at least the necessary 25 will support the succestion...

IRISH ELECTION RETURNS.

Pointsman's Evidence.

evidence

+

Growth of Crime. Commenting on the incidence

of crime, the Shanghai Times ôi : last Thursday states:

of $5 was imposed on this defen- Allies, surrounded by the colours latest report.

of the French ex-soldiers' associa- dant.

tions. Then came the Legionaries, some in khaki, others in white, As for Mr. Borteele's case, scarlet, and orange uniforms, or

was heard from the in cowboy dress.

There was a moving moment at Indian pointsman to the effect

"During the twenty-four hours that he did not for a moment de- the Arc de Triomphe when the Bert his post in order to look iron chains placed round the ending at 7.30 pm. yesterday four more closely at the lorry which arch after the Prussians marched armed robberies were successfully of them in broke down, or to talk with through in 1871, which had been committed some either of the drivers. Witness removed only once since, for the broad daylight--and one murder said he could have shouted out victory march of 1919, were again within the International Settle his orders from where he was removed to allow the Legionaries ment according to Police records.

to pass.

Of the armed robberies, one was stationed.

Witness attributed the cause of General Savage and Marshal committed in the Louza Police Mr.Foch stood with bowed heads District, one in the Sinza District; the ensuing accident to London, Sept. 19. Borteele's not sounding his horn beneath the Arc de Triomphe while one in Central District, and one in According to the results of the when he drove into the junction the Legionaries marched through, the Hongkew District. The mur Irish Free State election, so far from Pokfulum Road. When wit- each Legionary laying a red, white der, the victim a Chinese carpen Ultimately this threat had its declared, the Government party has ness did see the approaching car, or blue flower on the Unknown ter, was committed in the Yangtze

which was poo District. Those who feel effect and it was stated that the a lead of three over Mr. De he put up his hands, but the de- Warrior's grave, council agreed as a special case Valera's party, and the combined fendant was unheeding, and head-covered with tricolour blossoms that the crime wave in Shanghai to accept the payment for ricksha Government groups are three ed straight for one of the lorries. Reuter.

Chin Yun-ao is reported to be the Political Council totals 47 reney. For a time the municipal kinkow; to Lanfeng, while the members, with a standing com-council remained obdurate, and it Chihli-Shantung allies are advanc- mittee of five.

is reported that the owners then decided to CCasc hiring out ing thither from the northeast,

rickshas and Hankow faced the and have reached Kaocheng..

prospect of walking instead of rid

The Military Council has 67 The capture of Lanfeng would members, with a presidium of 14. cut off all the Kuominchun forces The Military Council exercises

in the vicinity of Kweitch, hence absolute authority over the army the troops of Feng Yu-hsiang are and navy.-Reuter. reported to be preparing to with- draw from eastern Honan.

Chang Tsung-chang is reported to have sent twelve neroplanes from Tainan to participate against Marshal Feng."

Reuter,

ICHANG IMPROVEMENT.

Failure of "Boycott."

Ichong, Sept. 19.

The better conditions prevailing

FINANCIAL REFORM.

What Nanking Expects.

Since

ing.

·GOVERNMENT HAS SMALL

MAJORITY..

Government 52. Independent. 10. Farmers 4.

license in Central China bank ahead of the opposition groups. notes for the time being. TheThe position is as follows acceptance, however, it is alleged was accompanied by the threat that in the event of the owners attempting to take their vehicles off the streets, the Government would forthwith confiscate them.

Pawn Shop Hoax.

A good deal of excitement was

some mischievous persons whom

Total Government group, 66. De Valera's party 49. Labour 11.

National League 2. Communist, 1.

P

Total onnosition group, 63.

Mr. Borteele said that he could

see no pointsman, for the simple

Home Again..

He re-

A glance back may show 'how'

has been checked may do well to consider these figures. The crime wave has not been checked, and: Paris, Sept. 19.

in spite of the fact that most of reason that he was not at his M. Poincare, speaking at a the victims of armed robbers are post when his presence was banquet given to the American Chinese and do not directly affect needed at the critical moment. Legion by the French Government, foreigners or their interests, na" Shanghai, Sept. 20.

Belleving that all was clear, welcomed members of the Legion, less emphasis should be placed The leaders at Nanking are

Interviewed, Mr. Sun Fo. the

witness proceeded, and even when who, he said, had valiantly making great efforts to win Tang new Nationalist Finance Minister,

(upon them. Whenever a crime is he did notice the lorry which broke contributed to free France Seng-chi over to their side, but he told a press representative that

committed in the Settlement, the down, he could still avoid an de- from the invader and whose respect for law is weakened. is striking out on a line of his the Governments in Nanking and

cident by passing to the other side

remains own and now controls Hunan and Hankow had been spending thirty

engraved gallantry The number of members still to of it. Unfortunately he was not in French hearts. and Kiangsi. He is negotiating and military expenditure. Hupeh and large parts of Arthur millions a month as government, treated in the native city through be elected is 23--British Wireless to know that there was also an-called the violation of Belgian the crime wave has grown. In with Chin Yun-ac, and the Feng- the Governments have now been the Government, are reported to

other lorry pariced on the other neutrality and Germany's succes 1925 there were 34 murders in the side of the road-way until too late. sive defiance of the United States, International Settlement. In 1926, tien party, as well as with Nan almalgamated, the new Finance regard as communists, spreading

He endeavoured to stop by apply where suspicious agents provok- there were 43. In 1927 în five king, hence he is becoming que Minister expects to cut down fifty the rumour yesterday that the sure the people that the whole ing his brakes. The car skidded ed strikes and lighted fires, and the months alone there have been 55, of the most important figures on per cent. of the expenditure, thus pawn shops had put out a notice thing was a hoax, and that none on the wet surface of the roadway misuse of the submarine War, those months being from February the Chinese military stage. the monthly cost of the now the eflect that after the festival of the pawn shops had ever con- and collided with the first lorry, thus inducing Americans consid- to June Inclusive, figures for administration in Nanking will be to-day, all pledges have to be tittle question but that the trick friend's statements. He stated an equitable cause and to fight by unavailable. Thus in five months,

templated. such notice. There is

Mr. Arnulphy corroborated his ering the Allies as supporters of January being for the moment Something like fifteen milliona.

deemed in silver. As is always | Mr. Chai Yuan-pei, the new the case people by the thousand was the work of subversive ele-that Bonham Road, with the two their side for the salvation of free the records of two years have"

ments determined to make trouble forries parked alongside of "cach President of the National Educa-have been pawning their goods in this centre if possible, and a other, was to all intents and pur- peoplea.

been passed. This does not look M. Poincare invited Americans as if crime of a serious nature: tional Board, which controls and their clothing in order to en-

large number of agents must have potes a closed roadway. The and Frenchmen to co-operate to is under control in the Interna educational affairs throughout the able them to tide over the festival een at work to have affected this pointaman was nowhere to be seen provide humanity with a universal tional Settlement. It is not country, has just issued a state-settlements, and in depasiting entire area in so short a time. at the critical moment, and when and permanent peace. at this port are indicated by the ment through the press announce their pledges they have received The police, however, assisted by he did appear, he was in an ex-

enough just to express the pious Mr. Savage, commander of the hope that something may be done. fact that the loading of British ing his plans to improve the educain exchange paper currency with the military kept matters well in cited state. Mr. Arnulphy said Legion, replying, said members of about it, nor is it enough to excuse steamers is now proceeding snooth- tional system in the country. interest fixed in this medium. hand, and it is reported that the that he had had two years' ex- the Legion were happy to be this on the grounds that the As soon as the rumour gained detective department ia now perience of motoring on these home again with the French, Settlement is fiffed with desperate The Hankow party suggests Lhat Mr. H. H. Kung, brother-in-ground the pawn shops were be searching for the originators of roads, and was perfectly acquaint and emphasized the indissoluble characters because the Provisional:

ed with the turning. law to the late Dr. Sun und Mr.seiged by thousands of people an- the rumour.

friendship of France and the Court will not expel criminals' His Worship decided-to-convicts United States-Havas T: V. Soong, be given again the xious to retrieve their possessions

The Cost of Moving. office of Minister of Industries, with paper before it was too late.

and imposed a fine of $10.. Depreciated Currency, a Problem. which he held in Canton for some The fact that the whole thing

Moving in China is apparently

Through Flower Street." appeared to be simultaneous cer- tainly indicates that the Govern- expensive. We who have had to

Mr. D. Thompson was fined $6 Owing to the continued deprecia- The Special Kuomintang Comment have good grounds for their move house recently, have fully re- tion of the bank notes of the Cen- mittee has decided to meet once suspicions. The night before had alised this fact, but we are for- for driving his motor-eyele with- tral Bank, difficulties have, arisen every week, and the third of the been all peace and quietness

Itunate that we do not have to pay out a licensa, at

Another European, when sum- regarding the food

supplies, commissioners will be able to form the various pawn shops with the for the removal of a Government.

for driving through Whatever the union rates for mov-moned farmers demanding payment in a quorum. Messrs. Wang Ching people pledging their goods with-insure they are certainly higher Flower Street, which is closed to A meeting of the Allgemeine

wei, Chai Yuen-pel and Tse Chi out the slightest sign of uneasi-than any other part of the world traffic, said he did not know that Elektrizitats are elected as standing commís- TESS. Yesterday morning - as sioners of the Committee, and Mr. though on a signal every can show, for we are informed on this was so, as he was a new sanctioned an increase in the com-

to 186,250,000. Yeh Cho-chang is appointed the shop was the scone of the wildest reliable, authority that the costs comer to the Colony. He was pany's capital by 30,000,000 marks,

of moving, this Government from fined $7,

Two Bengali youths, G. C.. Das, Herr Deutsch, the chairman, disorder, with people in thousands her to. Nanking hava totalled" no A-Chinese owner-driver who Wuhu, Sept. 19.

Mrs. Liao Chung-kai has ten- demanding back their pledges and less than $800,000. This amount failed to renew his car license said that the company at present and S. C. Dhang, who were arrest There is friction here in labour dered her resignation to the tendering paper currency. So of money it is reported, has been picaded that he was away from the had 65,000 employees, and had ed on August 9 after the discovery ranks owing to the fact that the Special Kuomintang Committee, great was the rush that the ser- found by the Chamber of Com Colony at the date of ronewal, but orders exceeding last year's by 70 of arms and ammunition and pro Wuhan party have formed an op stating that she is shortly leaving vices of both the military.

and merce and paid over to the authori. In any case he had applied for a per cent.-Router. position Labour Union to the local for Japan.

police forces had all they could ties concerned with the moving renewal before he received the Union.

do to cope with it.

The Chamber, hopes to get money summons., He was fined $7.1 A Chinese driver of a seven- The Senior Naval Officer has had

Finally shortly after noon the back by subscriptions from among pawn shop proprietors were able the different native anke and fuer-senter livery car was fined $10 for to make themselves heard and es- chants.

overloading, his vehicle with ten

ly a fact which seems to indicate the cessation of the "boycott."--- Naval Wireless:

"HANKOW FOOD SUPPLIES:

time.

Hankow, Sopt. 19.

Cash-Naval Wireless.

RIVAL UNIONS.

Two Wahu Organisations.

chiof secretary.

The now Nationalist Government a friendly meeting with the new in Nanking will issue a manifesto Commissioner of Foreign Affairs outlining its policy-Nam Chung

Naval Wireless:

Pao

·Passengers.

GERMAN ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.

Berlin, Sept. 19.

Gesellschaft has

from the Settlement."

CONSPIRATORS IN BENGAL.

YOUTHS GET HEAVY SENTENCES.

Calcutta, Sept. 19.

scribed documents in a house in the suburb of Calcutta, have been sen tenced by the Special Tribunals to Mr. Waver, an owner-driver, was seven years' rigorous Imprisonment fined $8 for falling to keep as on a charge of possession of arms closely as possible to the left side and ammunition and criminal com of the roadway in taking a corner, piracy-Router.