1927-09-27 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

1927.

WINNER OF SCHNEIDER CUP.

KWANGSI RE-VISITED.

SIDELIGHTS

AT

NANNING.

The Military It is said of a North-East coast all the girls out: English fisherman (and the doctor resented this action for reasons of vouches for the story) that he had their own; and a body of a armed once to submit to a medical exam-men escorted the girls back to the ination, and strip to the skin. As building. garment after garment was peel- ed off he came to the last and uttered a cry of joy, "I am glad I was afraid I had lost that vest.. I haven't seen it for two years."

There they remain. The headquarters of the army. have been moved to Pukhoi. The exodus of the higher. officials has made timid people here apprchen- sive. I saw a big busload of the I felt the same happiness as wives and concubines of the officers leave. They were going via Indo- went from floor to floor of our China. They were all bobbed-hair very short old place in Nanning; and hidden treasures, long forgotten, were jackets. I was just then at the An order was brought to light: mostly odds and Custom House. ends of crockery and brass ware, issued that all letters amongst the not of much value, in themselves, baggage were to be handed over- It was amazing to but precious for their associations. to the censor.

young women with

The only things worth much see how these young things swarm- were the two giant blue vases.ed up to the roof of the bus, and The others: books, crockery, squatting on the edge, searched clothes, etc., packed unostenta- their trunks for any letters. The tionsly into wooden cases; but order was given because a letter nothing would camouflage the had just been intercepted giving vases! Wrapped in quilts and away military secrets,

Co-education is full of dangers in matting, and tied round with rape, they couldn't have been mistaken these Southern cities. If not act- for anything else except corpses:tially sitting together in classes, When I sent my luggage on the boys and girls are thrown to ahead to the boat, and followed gether in politics and in patriotic IN CANTON FROM DAY TEACHING THE YOUNG

processions, and in other ways.

Inter, all the crew and passengers Several pour girls have been moral- were already discussing my posly ruined and the authorities have sessions and curious to know their turned them out of the schools. value!

Mr. C. wis telling me of a loent.

I had taken the precaution of man subject to fits of madness. He bringing my old military camp had just the night before, sot fire chair, which I carried to the fore-to his house; and climbing on to deck of the boat, mornings and his roof, pelted the fire brigade with evenings; and sitting down com- tiles. He defied capture, and that fortably, could revel in the delici-in spite of the water from the hose ous air, as we moved through the water, and could also, enjoy the gorgeous scenery.

new passengers

We reached Tai Ping in the early hours, of the second morn ing, while it was yet dark: Half asleep, I opened my eyes to see come on board. Among them, two girls. In their teens, and a boy, evidently their brother. The sisters had bobbed hair, and were clad in salmon pink pyjamas. They were very dainty, and I imagine were chil dren of a local official. The elder

one, was

evidently greatly per turbed because a package of their was missing, but she kept a calm and dignified exterior.

"Are you quite sure," she said in a sweet, piping little voice, to the servant, "that it is hot on the

sampan?"

"Quite certain" was the reply.

I went to sleep again and don't know what happened.

playing on him. After some hours he dropped to the ground and made off but was eventually taken. "What is to be done with a man in that condition?" "My friend ask- ed.

"In his sane intervals, he is quite alright....He ought to be sent to an asylum," he continued, "But these is only one in all China, and that's in Canton."

This shows the Super-Marine Napier $5. monoplane, on which Fit, Lt. Webster has won the Schneider Cup with a record speed. Details are given in to-day's cable news.

TO DAY.

SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANG'S TROOPS.

WANG CHING-WEI WANTED.

(Our Own Correspondent)

IDEA.

COMMUNIST DOCTRINES FOR BRITAIN.

Moscow, Supt. 26.

The English Communist children' who started on a tour of Russia at. the end of June, have left on their return to England.

SEQUEL TO COIN SMUGGLING.

CHINESE BANK MANAGER" REPRIMANDED.

FINE AND CONFISCATION.

The confiscation, by Mr. R. E. At a farewell gatherings, the Lindsell at the Kowloon Magis- children's spokesman promised to tracy this morning, of a large agitate amongst the young gerera-quantity of Chinese copper coins tion in England against war. which had been smuggled into the Colony from the North, resulted in a heavy loss to the Tak Shing Bank, of Queen's Road, West, the

of which was

Renter

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Canton, Sept. 26. About 10,000 "Iron" soldiers, consisting of the Fourth and Eleventh Regiments under the "ever victorious General Chang Fat-ful have arrived and are LONDON TO CAPETOWN billeted in different barracks on

BY PLANE. "Even that does not exist now!" the outskirts of the City. It is I answered..

"It was there when i was there understood that General Wong arrived here yesterday afternoon. smarter protested Mr. C. who clearly did Kee-cheung, second in command, not believe me.

"Yes," I replied, "but since then,These soldiers appear the Labour Unions have dissolved than the Provincial troops, and it: the doctors have gone, and the are wall uniformed and equipped and patients are at large!"

with arms, animunitions other provisions.

and

day. In spite of the rain he was I met Mr. C. again only yester-

The archways erected on public wearing a long silk gown, but his thoroughfares are still illuminated! feet were encased in enormous shin at night, and the one on Tai Fing

JOURNEY OF "MOTH" MACHINE.

London, Sept. 26. Lieutenant Bentley, in his light Meth aeroplane, landed at Johan nesburg this afternoon, and was given a great welcome.

He leaves for Kimberley and Capetown to-morrow, on the last

The British Wireless.

ing aclashes. It was Sunday. He Road was erected at the expense stage of his flight from London. spoke with great feeling of a won-of the Seamen's Union. derful overcoat Mr. W the veteran political department-of-these-twa English missionary had given him. regiments has issued a public He may have meant a shawi. His statement which, in substance, memory fails actásionally.

says that that certain unscrupulous

The next stopping place was Heung Shui, where a grand water

"It was over a hundred years Kuomintang leaders are merely fall pours into the river with n roar. Here it was instructive to old." he remarked with enthusiasm. watch a little babar Union "It had been handed down in the using the name of the Party for W. family from father to son for personal ends. These troops are comedy.

The fleece was half coming back to strengthen Kwang-

ANOTHER LONG FLIGHT.

manager

re-

primanded by the Magistrate for purchasing coins which had been unlawfully brought to Hongkong.

The Bank's loss was the result of a prosecution by the Water Police of a fireman of the .. Kwelchow who was charged with unlawfully importing 71 bays of coins without a permit, and with being in possession of 97 bags of copper coins.

According to the evidence of Sergeant Elliot, 81 bags"uf coins were found on board a sampan which was in the act of leaving the Kweichow yesterday afternoon, On enquiries being made, the defendant was pointed out to the police as the man who had-sold-the- coins.

On boarding the Kweichow, witness found in the engine-room another 71 bags, while he dis covered yet another 16 bags on another simpan. The defendant the coins found on board the San Francisco, Sept. 26. Kweichow, but denied ownership up, between the deck

This shore, when a number of cage be bought now. Mr. W. presented as the spirit of the Kuomintang is

The Chronicle states that four of the bags seized on the two sam coolies rushed up with their carry-it to me, saying, Mr. C. I wish to gradually slipping away.

politien department belleves--

Australian aviators who are backed pans. evidently expressing the personal by the New South Wales. Govern convictions of General Chung ment, are planning to fly a giant

A foki of the Tak Shing Bank Fat fui-that revolutionary work Fokker aeroplane in October, from in the rear is far more important Oakland, in California, to Mel-aid that the defendant had ap- than at the front. ⚫

bourne, via Hawaii, New Britain,

We had barely put the plank generations,

and the an inch thick, Nothing like it can tung for the revolutionary cause, CALIFORNIA TO MELBOURNE was questioned, and he claimed

The Loan,

$

THIRTY FISHERMEN MISSING.

The 'Deal.

com-

ing poles. Goods were to be dis-give you "this as a mark of my

special esteem."" charged for a local merchant.,

What happened to it? Why, the The stuff is all ready," said the compradore, "you have only robbers took it No, not here, but

in Canton. What a pity!" The to carry it from the hold.""

A young Chinese, who posed as

At the present time General and New Guinea. Reuter's Ameriproached his bank yesterday morn men started for the job, when the a Western Physician, has just been

ing, and offered to sell Chinese the most can Service.

coins at the rate of 221 to the youngest among them burst out released from prison with a caution. Chang Fat-fui has

dollar. Negotiations were with indignation. "They were The charge was that during the powerful army in Canton, a fact

pleted, and in the afternoon wit- not ship coolies!" he cried, and cholera scare, when cholera vaccine which is regarded with great

ness with two sampane went to the "not a finger," he declared, "would was paid for at any price, he in-significance as it is intended to Mr. Wang Ching-wei

Kweichow to take delivery of 150 they lift to bring the packages jected patients with distilled water, welcome from the hold to the deck!" The

The young rascal told the Court back to Canton.

bags of coins. awed with the that he had been trained as a doc- older men were young fellow's flow of words. Itor by the Medical Missionary in

A JAPANESE DISASTER. was nothing to them to have that whose Hospital he had only been

The Central Bank of China has Unfortunately little extra tacked on their work. a junior dresser1

Tokyo, Sept. 27. They had quite expected it. Now, for this country, any cock and bull collected altogether $5,749,459.86;

A storm which swept over though they were itching to carry story, if uttered by a native, is be- that is, more than half of the their loads,, and get their money,lieved implicitly, while truth told total loan. These figures were and not interested in Labour by a foreigner is regarded with sus calculated up to the 21st inst. Kagoshima Bay on Sunday night and since that time one and a half capsized, several fishing boats. theories, they didn't dare to budge:picion.

Mr. X told me, in conversation million dollars more have been Thirty fishermen are still missing They fust looked sheepishly on,

but the search is continuing.- After a lot of parley and waste that he didn't think the charge was collected.

To assist the Government in Reuter of time, the sailors on the ship true about the hypodermics of

levying this loan, the Canton Mer- carried the goods the few yards water.

"You know," he added, "What chants Association has again from the hold to the deck; and

Chinese justice is like? I needn't notified all its members, not to de- peace was restored.

lay in paying their shares. The Whether for good, or ill, it is tell you!" quite certain that China is moving

I think it is distinctly unfair Association points out that of U.S. LEGION IN LONDON,

She has got the impetas now, and of a man to run down his own every $1,000 capital the Govern-

nothing can stop her

Of course country to another. I don't mind ment levy only $70 towards this

"In reply to his Worship, witness said that no money was paid in advance, but on board the ship witness personally handed the defbadant $3,348.20 for the 150 bags of coins...

Questioned by the defendant; Witness said that he did not give The defendant, making a state- the money to the quartermaster. ment, disclaimed all responsibility for the coins on the sampan, and said that they belonged to other members of the crew. He was the (Continued on Page 14.)

In many things she will revert to a man running down mine, to me, loan, and that merchants, apart SALUTED BY HORSE GUARDS. HOW MUCH DO YOU

her former manner of life, just for I

as 2

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London, Sept. 26.

KNOW?

The first contingent of the American Legion has arrived in London from Paris, and marched with flags carried by girls, and a TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. band, from Victoria to Charing Cross, via Wellington Earracks and the Horse Guards parade where they were saluted by the

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Expres.

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

can defend it! It is from bankers, should be able to returned student, from different matter when he scolds raise $6,000,000. In the event of delay, the Association says, the abroad, reverts in. time to his his own to you.

I mentioned the matter of the Government will add ten per cent family traditions. For all that,

Imprisonment to Mr. S. when as fine. he is never quite the same."

Fall of Swatow. One young hopeful in Nunning was in Nanaing. Apparently the remarked to me that the earnings young dresser was not a favourite

Immediately upon receipt of the of the Chinese doctors would in- of his, for he exclaimed, "Quite

report of the fall of Swatow to exitably diminish now that pros-right"

"You know," I replied, "some Generale Yip Ting and Ho Lung, was abolished by law. titution Prostitutes have certainly been people say he was arrested to the Chief of Police instructed the entries.-Reuter. freed from the bondage of thinse please the patients who did not detective corps to keep a sharp look-out for all would-be Com- disgusting old whoremonger..like paying his big fees."

"No doubt," he said, "Both munists. There is no alarm that The foul stream, however, of de-l graded young life, having burst reasons apply!" He nodded his the enemy will reach Canton but

it is feared that seditionists will through the City to-day. It was from its bounds, only spreads head vigorously. wider. Respectable people com- Mr. S. is a pessimist on every start trouble on hearing of the that of the late Mr. Lau Yu-fong,

died last week at his residence at 4 plain now of these undesirable question to do with his own coun-successes of Generals Yip Ting well-known local merchant whe

try. He sees not the slightest and Ho Lung. nelghbours in their streets..

Many officials from Swatow re.Granville Road, Kowloon. The re- a prospect of any real reform or im- In Lungchow there was

from clearance

the provement. He is consistent, at turn to Canton to-day. It is mains were brought across the general notorious. floating brothel and any rate, for he makes no attempt learned from these returned resi-harbour to Blake Pier from which the equally notorious one on to change his own life, or renounce dents that the vicinity around point the coffin, enclosed in a gor- ahore. The latter, however, the twilight in his own heart for Swatow is also under the control geous canopy, occupied the central of the enemy: Canton is quite place in an extraordinary long pro- was merely converted into a res- the full blaze of day.

The Local Currency is dropping safe for the present. It is with cession, which passed through the taurant, like the restaurants at

value. Some are relief that residents have learned principal streats of the City to the 10 West Point, and the girls retained rapidly in nominally as waitresses. This afraid of the paper money, saying, that among the many slogans Tung Wah Hospital. Here a flouting of regulations, and the that the present government may adopterl by General Chang Fat short funeral service was held, 11

In Pokfulum cemetery. scandals which arose, stirred the not last much longer. Others fui's soldiers is one "Down with before the remains were interred 12

(Continued on Page 11.) Yip Ting and Ho Lang." Police who went down and turned

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A big Chinese funeral passed

2

What great novelist was a Lon

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How did the phoasant become.

naturalised in England?

What is the highest rank in the Navy

What is the capital of the USAJ Why is Big Ben so called?

7 Who wrote the hymn "Lead,

Kindly Light?

8 What do the letters CIGS.

stand fort Where was Tyburn Gats?

What famous English poet wus the son of a livery stable keeper! Why is April so called?

on horseback than any other man? Who covered more English road

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